We encourage you to call our billing manager to learn about other means of financing your eye and vision care or to gain a clearer understanding of what benefits your insurer allows.

What vision insurance can I use for my visit?

Many of our patients present to our office with a vision plan to cover their annual eye examination. Often vision plans are "carved out" of your medical insurance. For those of you who may not participate in a vision plan, you may schedule your visit under your medical insurance. What is the difference?

Vision insurance may offer to pay for the majority of the cost of a routine eye exam when blurry vision, eyestrain or headaches may be the problem. A routine eye exam is when your doctor checks your vision, analyzes your eyeglass / contact lens prescription and evaluates your entire eye health. Vision insurance may also cover some of the cost of materials, such as glasses or contact lenses. The frequency of your vision insurance coverage is typically limited to one exam per year.

If during your routine eye examination the doctor has concerns about potential medical conditions now or down the road, he/she may ask you to follow up for a medical office visit, for which you may use your medical insurance. Medical conditions can be anything from dry eyes to sight-threatening eye disease. Medical insurance is used when your doctor needs to perform more testing, special diagnostic procedures, or a follow-up visit to monitor a condition. Medical insurance covers as many visits and follow-ups as required for medical causes of blurry vision such as dry eyes, cataracts and glaucoma. Dealing with insurance companies can be confusing, and we are here to help you by calling to verify your benefits and eligibility prior to your visit. We are contracted with and bill most insurance plans, both vision and medical. We ask that you provide as much of your insurance information as possible when scheduling your appointment so we can gather this data for you in advance to help eliminate those insurance related confusions.

Following is a list of some common insurance plans that we bill. If your insurance company is not listed or you have any questions about your insurance and benefits, please call our office.

 
VSP              Blue Cross/Shield        ODS

Medicare       Select Benefits             Tricare

Lifewise        United Healthcare         Western Benefits

OMAP           Mid-Rogue

We bill many other insurance companies.  Please call our office and we will verify eligiblity and benefits for you.