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| | For your convenience, we accept the following methods of payment: - Cash
- Checks
- Visa
- MasterCard
- American Express
A financial estimate for any out-of-pocket costs can be given prior to any surgical procedure and is highly encouraged. A financial arrangement may be made in advance to specify the payment plan that you will follow. | |
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| | We accept most major Insurance plans. We will bill your insurance company for you, if we are one of their participating providers. Payment is the patient’s responsibility, but we will help with your insurance claims in any way we can. Any charges that your insurance carrier does not pay are your responsibility.
Co-payments
Co-payments are due at the time of service – we do not bill for them.
Co-insurance
If you have co-insurance, we will submit our full charges to your insurance company and they will send you an Explanation of Benefits, showing how much they will pay and the balance that you owe. We will send you an invoice for this balance, which is due immediately. If you have a large deductible, a deposit may be required. | |
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| | If you are paying for your treatment, without involving an insurance company, you will need to pay a $450 deposit towards your treatment on your first appointment.
Once you are seen by the doctor, a treatment plan will be determined and a financial consultation will be done accordingly.
For surgical procedures, a 50% deposit is required before surgery. | |
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| | If you are currently being treated for a Worker's Compensation injury and would like to be evaluated by Dr. Wilhite or Dr. Komas, you will need to be referred by one of the following: - your primary treating physician OR
- your worker's comp insurance carrier OR
- yourself (you may simple phone our office – this is called self-referral)
Once the referral process is started, we will request that all records pertaining to your injury be sent over for review by either Dr. Wilhite or Dr. Komas.
When the review process is complete, Dr. Komas or Dr. Wilhite will determine whether or not they feel they can provide further treatment. If so, we will begin the authorization process with the worker's compensation insurance carrier and an appointment will be scheduled when approval is received. All parties will be notified of this appointment time (referring physician, worker's comp, and yourself). | |
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| | Third party insurance claims (where treatment is paid by another person or insurance company) are considered on a case-by-case basis and must reviewed by our practice manager before treatment can begin. If we decide to take your third-party claims case, we will phone you with our decision and set an appointment for you to see Dr. Wilhite or Dr. Komas. | |
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