How fees work

Tamarack is out of network with every health plan, so we don't bill your plan. Some plans reimburse acupuncture when you send in a receipt, and many don't cover it.

Visits are paid when you are seen. Naoki shares the fee for your first visit and for each visit after it in writing before the first needle, and we can send it by text or email. HSA and FSA cards can often be used: ask your plan administrator. A few reduced-fee spots each week go to students and seasonal ski and trail crews, so ask when you book.

Your plan may reimburse part of the itemized receipt, called a superbill, that we give you after every visit, and your plan decides. Before you send it, ask your plan:

If you pay without insurance, you have the right to a good faith estimate of what your care will cost before you start. We give you one in writing before your first visit. If a bill is $400 or more above the estimate, you can dispute it. The estimate is not a contract.

Because we are out of network, we can't check your benefits for you. Call your plan before your first visit and ask the questions above.

A first visit takes about 90 minutes: a talk about your training and your season, a hands-on assessment, a treatment and a plan for what comes next. Later visits take about 45 minutes. We share the fee for each in advance, as above.