Please note the following prior to scheduling an appointment:
1. Alternative medicine services such as those offered by Tamyra Comeaux, MD may NOT be covered under most traditional health insurance plans, including Medicaid a nd Medicare.
2. Alternative medicine physicians use alphabet-based procedure codes, not the numerical CPT codes used by conventional physicians. These alphabet codes are not recognized by insurance companies, which means reimbursement is highly unlikely. However, we encourage you to submit your charge sheet to your insurance for possible out-of-network reimbursement. We do not file insurance claims on behalf of patients.
3. Tamyra Comeaux, M.D. is a licensed medical physician. Her current focus is alternative and integrative medicine, and she uses appropriate alternative medicine procedure codes for these services.
Please know that changing alternative medicine coding to conventional coding when submitting a claim to an insurance company is considered fraud.
4. Physicians and staff cannot answer specific insurance coverage questions, cannot become involved in disputes with your insurance company, and do not write medical necessity letters.
5. Payment of cash, check, or credit card is due at time of service.
Blood work billing is processed through your insurance. You are responsible for providing the lab with your current insurance information, understanding how your plan covers blood work, and knowing your deductible amount.
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You can use your Flex Spending Account (FSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA) to pay for your visit and any supplements dispensed in our office?
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Insurance does not pay for all your medical care but that should NOT be a hurdle to your good health. Paying out of pocket for certain therapies and staying healthier will cost less than the price of sickness or poor health.
Insurance does not pay for broccoli, but that does not mean it’s not good for you.
Please use the Practice Fusion Access to Patient portal or Charm EHR (for virtual patients) for HIPAA compliant communication. I strive to reply within 24 hours. Please let me know via email (vitadoc2@gmail.com) if you don’t know or forgot your username or if you got locked out of your account.
Email communication is not HIPAA compliant and sometimes outgoing or incoming emails are caught in spam filters or junk email folders, or simply hidden between other emails.
Text messaging and apps like WhatsApp are likewise not HIPAA compliant but may be used for communications that do not contain protected health information.
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