​Insurance Benefit Verification

Since payment for services is ultimately your responsibility, we recommend calling the number on the back of your insurance card and asking them the questions below. 

• Does my plan cover nutrition counseling, procedure codes 97802 and 97803?
  
  
• Is nutrition counseling covered as a preventive benefit? 
  If so, are there certain criteria that must be met to qualify (e.g. "obesity" or cardiovascular risk factors)? 
  
  
• Is nutrition counseling covered as a medical benefit?
  If so, are there any excluded diagnoses?
  Do I have a deductible to meet before insurance will pay?
  Will I have a copay/ coinsurance?
  
  
• Do I need a referral or prior-authorization? ​
  Note that a referral is ALWAYS needed for any type of Medicare plan. Pre-authorization is required for Kaiser HMO.
  
  
• Is nutrition counseling covered when via telehealth?
  
  
• How many visits are allowed?
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• Is Dandelion Nutrition in-network? 
  Our tax ID number is 46-5661038
  Our group NPI number is 1285046292
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• Write down the date and reference number for your call.
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If you'd like us to screen for any known issues with your plan, feel free to upload the card images below and we'll let you know our experience to date with the plan.