These policies are part of our commitment to building a successful provider-patient relationship with you and your family.
Cancellation and No-Show Policy
Medical appointments missed with no notice or cancelled with less than one (1) business day notice will be assessed a $35.00 no show/late cancellation fee. We charge a $100 fee for each surgical procedure or cosmetic procedure missed or cancelled with less than three (3) business days’ notice. Appointments cancelled during non-business hours, such as on Saturday or Sunday, will be assessed a late cancellation fee for appointments scheduled on Monday. Patients who miss or cancel without notice on more than two (2) occasions will be required to pay a $100 deposit when scheduling future appointments.
Cosmetic/Surgery Appointments
Our office asks for a 72 hour notice of cancellation for cosmetic/surgical appointments. If an emergency arises, please give us as much notice as possible. Failure to show up to a scheduled appointment, without a cancellation phone call, will be subjected to a $100 No Show/Late Cancellation Fee.
Financial Policy
Payment is requested for all copayments, deductibles, and coinsurances at the time of service. All accounts not covered by insurance are due and payable in full at time of service.
We accept American Express, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, Cash, and Checks as forms of payment.
As a courtesy to our patients, our office will submit insurance claims to your insurance on your behalf.
Many insurance plans come with high deductibles. We do our best to confirm your deductible status and if it has not been met, you may be expected to pay at the time of service.
We also recommend CareCredit Patient Financing, a special program for cosmetic surgery patients. A minimum charge of $300 is required to finance your procedure with CareCredit. With CareCredit you can finance your cosmetic procedures for six months without upfront costs, annual fees, or pre-payment penalties.
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CareCredit Health, Wellness And Beauty Credit Card
Think of CareCredit as your own health, wellness and beauty credit card. Whether it’s plastic surgery, facial rejuvenation or a skin care visit, you shouldn’t have to worry about how to get the procedures you want. That’s why we’re pleased to accept the CareCredit health, wellness and beauty credit card. CareCredit lets you say “Yes” to recommended surgical and non-surgical cosmetic procedures, and pay for them in convenient monthly payments that fit your financial situation.
With special financing options*, you can use your CareCredit card again and again for your cosmetic needs, as well as at 200,000 other healthcare providers, including dentists, optometrists, veterinarians, ophthalmologists and hearing specialists.
It’s free and easy to apply and you’ll receive a decision immediately. If you’re approved, you can schedule your procedures even before you receive your card. With more than 21 million accounts opened since CareCredit began nearly 30 years ago, they are the trusted source for healthcare credit cards.
Learn more by visiting www.carecredit.com.
Ready to apply? Apply Online for your CareCredit card today.
CareCredit Health, Wellness And Beauty Credit Card
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*Subject to credit approval. Minimum monthly payments required. Ask us for details.
Pay Your Post-Care Balance Online With The CareCredit Credit Card.
We proudly accept the CareCredit credit card to help you finance your healthcare needs. Now you can use Pay My Provider, a new online payment solution from CareCredit, to pay outstanding balances quickly and securely. Special financing options are available.*
Visit Pay My Provider to pay with your CareCredit credit card. Don’t have CareCredit? Apply here or learn more today.
*Subject to credit approval. Minimum monthly payments required. Promotional financing options are available on purchases of $200 or more. Standard Account Terms apply to purchases of less than $200. Promotional financing options available through Pay My Provider may differ from options available in-office. Ask us for details.
Insurance
We are dedicated to helping you obtain the full benefits of your medical insurance. However, we can only estimate the coverage that your insurance company will provide for the services that we render, and we are unable to make any guarantees regarding coverage, due to the complexities and variations in insurance company policies.
You will be required to pay the estimated patient portion of fees charged at the time of treatment. As a courtesy, our office staff will bill your insurance company for covered services, and allow a 45-day grace period for them to pay. If the insurance company has not paid the balance of your bill within 60 days, you will be responsible for any unpaid portion. Therefore, we encourage you to contact our office if your account has not been paid within 30 days. If you have any questions regarding your account, please call our business office at 770.972.4845.
Georgia Dermatology Partners care for all patients, regardless of race, religion, national origin, disability, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, or military service. We accept most private insurance plans, including Medicare.
Commercial Payer Participation
- Aetna PPO, HMO, POS
- Aetna CVS Exchange Plan
- Alliant Health Plans
- Ambetter PPO (Not Medicaid Plan), Ambetter Select Piedmont Plan, Core
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Beechstreet PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO, PPO, POS, Indemnity
- Cigna HMO/POS, PPO & CIGNA Local Plus
- Cigna + Oscar
- Coventry Healthcare National Network PPO
- Coventry of GA HMO/POS
- First Health Network – A Coventry Healthcare Plan
- Great West Health HMO/POS, PPO
- Health Partners
- Humana HMO, POS, PPO
- Integrated Health (IHP)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO (Referral Required)
- Meritain Health
- Multiplan PPO
- Mutual of Omaha
- NEGA Health Partners Network
- Novanet PPO
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS) PPO
- State Health Benefit Plan
- Tricare Standard/Select PPO (No Referral)
- Tricare Prime HMO (Referral Required)
- UMR
- United Healthcare HMO, PPO, POS, Navigate & Nexus ACO
- United Healthcare Exchange Plan
- VA Community Care Network (Referral Required)
Plans in which we don't participate
- Aetna Aexcel
- Ambetter Wellstar Select, Ambetter Medicaid
- Amerigroup (Medicaid)
- Anthem High Performance Network (HPN), Pathway X, MediBlue
- Blue Value Individual Network HMO (Marketplace Exchange)
- CareSource Medicaid and Marketplace, Dual Advantage
- Clear Spring Health / Eon Health
- Essence Medicare Advantage
- Galaxy Health Network (PPO)
- Georgia Health Advantage
- Kaiser Three Rivers
- Lifewell
- MediShare
- National Preferred Provider Network
- Oscar ACA Exchange Plan
- Peach State (Medicaid), Allwell
- PHCS MediShare
- Pruitt Health
- Sonder Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Core, Core Essential, Charter, Charter Balanced, Charter Plus, and Doctors Plan
- United Healthcare Medicare Advantage MME, PFFS
- Tricare Direct, Plus
- Wellcare Medicaid
- PHCS MediShare
- Pruitt Health
- Sonder Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Core, Core Essential, Charter, Charter Balanced, Charter Plus, and Doctors Plan
- United Healthcare Medicare Advantage MME, PFFS
- Tricare Direct, Plus
- Wellcare Medicaid
Medicare, Medicare Advantage & Military Plan Participation
- Aetna/Coventry Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of GA Medicare Advantage
- Anthem Medicare Advantage
- Cigna HealthSprings Medicare Advantage
- Clover Health Medicare Advantage
- EON Health Plan Medicare Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage
- Medicare (Traditional)
- Railroad Medicare
- United Healthcare Medicare Advantage
- Wellcare Medicare Advantage
Self-Pay Accounts
Self-pay accounts are patients without insurance coverage or patients covered by insurance plans that our office doesn’t accept. As a courtesy, we offer a self-pay discount. Payment is expected in full at the time of your service.
Returned Checks
The charge for a returned check is $25. This will be applied to your account in addition to the insufficient funds amount.
Referrals
If your insurance company requires a referral for your visit, you are responsible for obtaining the referral from your primary care provider. We are available to assist you, but failure to obtain the referral and/or preauthorization may result in you being held responsible for the entire bill.
Minors
Minors must come with their parent/guardian for the initial visit. A signed release to treat a patient will be required for unaccompanied minors for any follow-up visits. Regardless of any personal arrangements that a patient may have outside of our office, if you are 18 years of age or older and receiving the treatment, you are ultimately responsible for payment of the service.
Photography Policy
In consideration of the privacy of our providers, employees and patients, we do not allow any cell phones, cameras, or other recording devices in our examination rooms. Please turn off all cell phones and recording devices prior to entering the exam room.
Patients, family members, and/or visitors are not permitted to take photographs of our premises or audio record other patients, our employees or our physicians without written consent.
Prescription Refills
It’s FAST & EASY to refill your prescription. Call our office at 770.972.4845, option 4.
Our policy is not to renew any prescription for a patient who hasn’t been seen in our office within the past year. Some medications require more frequent monitoring. If we require an appointment before a refill is approved, it’s because we want to provide you with the best possible care.
Pathology Charges
Often, it is necessary for us to take a biopsy, which is a sample of your tissue. This process includes sending a specimen to a pathologist who will prepare the tissue onto a slide and determine the diagnosis. When a biopsy is performed, you will receive a separate charge for the following services at the visit.
- A technical charge for doing the biopsy.
- A pathology processing charge from Georgia Dermatology Partners for creating and processing the slide that will allow the pathologist to make a diagnosis.
- A charge for additional staining (if needed).
- A charge from the pathologist for reviewing the slide and making the diagnosis.
All patient results are handled through our office and we will notify you of your results.
