Fees

Fees:

Health Insurances
We accept most health insurances. Unfortunately, we can not maintain a list of these insurances on our website due to fluctuating health insurance policies. To learn whether or not we accept your health insurance, please call our office or send us an email.

"What if this office does not accept my health insurance?"
This is unlikely as we accept most health insurances. If we do not accept your health insurance, your health insurance carrier will usually cover the STD testing portion of your visit with us. However, you will be responsible for paying the actual cost of the office visit. The fee for the office visit is the doctor's fee for consultation and examination. If we do not accept your health insurance, you can not test for STDs with us without paying our office visit fee.

The cost of an office visit is:
If we accept your health insurance, you do not need to pay the following office visit fees. These fees are for patients who have insurances that we do not accept and they are also for uninsured patients.

Queens Office: 185 US.Dollars
Manhattan Office: 350 US Dollars (The fee in Manhattan is higher due to our higher overhead costs.)

If a patient needs a follow up visit to only discuss test results and initiate possible treatment after an to initial visit, there will be a fee of 50 dollars at either office due at the time of the follow up visit.

If a follow up visit is needed for reasons other than just receiving test results, the fee is $160 for our Queens office and $245 for our Manhattan office.

Office rules regarding payment:

The following will be strictly enforced.


1.	All payments are due at time of service.
2.	Payments may be made by cash, money order, or credit card only. We accept Visa, MasterCard, and American Express. We never accept personal checks.
3.	If you make a payment by credit card, you will be charged an additional 5% administration fee to offset our credit card terminal fees.
4.	Payments which are due at time of service include:
		a) All Co-payments b) All Deductibles c) All Office visit fees
	If you are not sure whether or not you have a Co-payment or Deductible, please call your insurance carrier, human resources department, or simply ask one of our receptionists to help you.
5.	Results are never given over the phone, unless there is an arrangement with the doctor. These circumstances are rare and are usually only granted to our patients who travel from out of state to see us. Therefore, you must visit with the doctor and pay your Co-payment to receive and discuss your test results with the doctor. You will not receive your results without discussing them with the doctor. The doctor will spend the necessary time with you and will properly interpret and review your results, initiate possible treatment, or counsel you. The visit for results is separate from your initial visit. If you paid your Co-payment for your first visit, your next visit still requires a Co-payment, even if you are just coming in to discuss test results. As noted previously, uninsured patients are required to pay 50 dollars for visits when only results are given.

Other fees:

The following are estimates which will be charged by the laboratory for specific testing. Please be advised, our practice does not profit in anyway on these tests. These fees may be paid at a later date. The following is only a sample of commonly requested or needed tests.

If you have health insurance, your health plan should cover all testing unless you have very limited insurance coverage.

HIV-1 antibody test (This is usually the only HIV test that is needed) - 13 dollars
HIV-2 antibody test (This test is rarely needed) - 35 dollars
HIV-1 PCR (Rarely needed) - 145 dollars

Herpes type specific G based IgG antibody test Type 1 and Type 2 (HerpeSelect) - combined for 45 dollars

Gonorrhea - 26 dollars
Chlamydia -26 dollars

Syphilis - 7 dollars

Hepatitis B - 19 dollars

These fees are payed at the time of service to the doctor:

The following are a sample of other services that the doctor provides. The following fees are due at the time of service.

Ceftriaxone injection - 55 dollars

Hepatitis B vaccination - 95 dollars per shot (Requires 3 shots over a six month period)
Hepatitis A Vaccination 105 dollars per shot (Requires 2 shots over a six month period)

HPV Vaccination (Gardisil) - 190 dollars per shot (Requires 3 shots over a six month period)

For all other services, please inquire with the receptionist by phone or email. The office reserves the right to increase any fee without prior notice.

We offer many other services including full medical and gynecologic exams, EKGs, pulmonary function testing, vaccinations, pap smears, pelvic sonograms, colposcopies etc.