For Best Acupuncture Treatment Results:
- Download and complete the New Acupuncture Patient Intake Form, and bring it with you to your appointment
- Show up on time, with food in your stomach (your body will need the energy to make changes, as directed by the acupuncture)
- Wear loose, comfortable clothes
- Discuss any/all of your questions and concerns
- Refrain from heavy exercise, drugs or alcohol for at least six hours after treatment
- Follow your treatment plan
Acupuncture Costs (Medical Fee Schedule):
Procedure | Same day discount (payment at time of service) |
Regular fees (used for billing insurance, etc.) |
---|---|---|
Returning Visit (includes acupuncture, 55 minutes) | $105 | $145 |
Returning Visit (includes acupuncture 2-sides, 1 hour 15 – 25 minutes) | $140 | $200 |
Initial Visit Evaluation/Acupuncture (1 hour 25 min to 1 hour 55 minutes, depending on complexity) | $160 – $200 | $240 – $280 |
Massage/Manual Therapy | $45 | $70 |
Electro stimulation | $25 | $35 |
Suction Cups/ Guasha-Scraping | $60 | $85 |
Functional Medicine Costs (Medical Fee Schedule):
Procedure | Same day discount (payment at time of service) |
---|---|
Functional Medicine Consultation (15 minutes) | $75 |
Functional Medicine Consultation (30 minutes) | $150 |
Initial Functional Medicine Consultation (60 minutes) | $300 |
Payment: Cash, checks, credit cards, and HSA (Health Savings Account) cards.
Health Insurance
If you’d like to know if your health insurance provides acupuncture coverage for services that I provide, download, complete, and email (bdierauf@gmail.com) or fax (925-403-1001) the Acupuncture Insurance Coverage Inquiry Form, along with digital photos of the front and back of your Health Insurance Card.
Missed Acupuncture Appointment Policy
As a courtesy to wait-listed patients, if you need to change or cancel your acupuncture appointment, please give at least a 24-hour advance notice. Otherwise, the full price of your appointment will be charged.
Please be on time. If you know that you will be late, please call. Every effort will be made to reschedule you for a later time. If an emergency prevents you from keeping your appointment, arrangements can be made. Fees for missed appointments are NOT covered by insurance.
Lafayette Acupuncture & Functional Medicine Hours:
Mondays: 10:00am – 7:00pm
Tuesdays: 10:00am – 2:00pm (Functional Telemedicine)
Wednesdays: 10:00am – 7:00pm
Thursdays: 10:00am – 2:00pm (Functional Telemedicine)
Fridays: 10:00am – 7:00pm
Acupuncture Home Visits:
If the house has been tested to be COVID free, acupuncture home visits are billed at $295, and based on schedule availability. Please call or text to schedule.
Lafayette Acupuncture & Functional Medicine:
Experienced Acupuncturist & Functional Medicine Provider serving Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda.