nutritionist question

dorioreo
dorioreo Posts: 123
in Food and Nutrition
Do you have to be referred by your doctor to see one? Does anybody have one if so how have they helped you with losing weight?

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  • dls06
    dls06 Posts: 6,774 Member
    To have the insurance pay for it you usually have to be referred. If you are paying cash they would be happy to see you.
  • cramernh
    cramernh Posts: 3,335 Member
    If you have an HMO - you must see your PCP first in about 90% of all HMO cases.
    If you have a PPO - you do not need a referral.

    Call your insurance and ask them the following questions:

    "Do you cover Nutritional visits with a Registered Dietician? If so, how many visits per calendar year?"

    "Does an RD visit go under my PCP copay or Specialist copay?"

    If your plan is a PPO:
    "Do I suffer a copay-penalty if I self-refer to an RD?"


    If your insurance doesnt give you benefits for RD's, ask your doctor for information about your local health dept - they may very well offer nutritional counseling for resident members of the community.

    I work as an Advanced Medical Reimbursement Specialist so this is a frequent thing I do for my patients

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