Please review the following information prior to your appointment.
We treat a variety of conditions and offer acupuncture and integrative wellness programs for pain management, fertility & women’s health, pregnancy wellness, oncology support, and general health & wellness.
We are located in the medical offices at 1121 W. Vine Street, Suite 15, Lodi, CA 95240 at the north-east corner of Ham and Vine next to the Urgent Care center of Adventist Health Lodi Memorial and Fairmont Pharmacy. Our office entrance is accessible from the center breezeway across from Fairmont Pharmacy on the parking lot side of the building.
New patient instructions
Please fill out online forms sent to your email prior to your initial appointment.
The scheduled time is your check in time, so please arrive at that time.
Bring any relevant test results such as imaging reports or blood tests, a list of current medications, and be prepared to answer medical history questions regarding injuries/ surgical history, medical diagnoses, and details regarding your symptoms.
Upon arrival at our clinic, you will complete a new patient form to register as a patient with our clinic. This packet includes your health history, informed consent for treatment, and clinic policies agreement.
Once you have completed your registration, you will complete some additional assessments specific to your program and primary condition. If you have multiple concerns, we can help you determine which program to start with.
Our approach is holistic in general. So while we might focus on a specific issue, we always treat you as a whole person.
What to expect
Our licensed acupuncturists work as a team to provide you with comprehensive acupuncture and integrative wellness care, ensuring a consistently amazing experience with each and every provider. Most of our new patients say they wish they had come in to see us sooner!
Your first visit will be scheduled at the first available appointment with convenient morning, day, evening, and weekend hours. If you cannot make it to your appointment, please provide us with 24 hours notice as we often have patients urgently waiting to get in sooner.
Upon scheduling your first visit, our dedicated office assistants will give you all the information you need to be fully prepared for your first visit at our clinic.
Please eat within a few hours before your appointment, wear loose and comfortable clothing, and bring any relevant labs or imaging to be reviewed by your acupuncturist.
Your initial appointment will include new patient registration, a thorough assessment and consultation, and individualized treatment which can take about 90-120 minutes. We suggest scheduling up to 2 hours out of your day for this first visit.
Once you’re an established patient with our clinic, follow up appointments will take about 45-90 minutes. We will discuss how you’ve been feeling, check in with your body and symptoms, then get you relaxed with your treatment.
After your session, you should eat a good meal or snack, drink plenty of water, and follow any specific instructions given to you by your acupuncturist.
Depending on your condition, you may notice some changes in how you feel right away, but many conditions take a few visits to notice more significant results.
Rates
2024 New Patient Appointment & Rates | 90-120 minutes | Average initial visit ranges from $180-$300 total
$90-$210 New Patient Consultation, Evaluation, & Treatment Plan
$90 Acupuncture Treatment, Standard
$120 Acupuncture Treatment, Extended Double Sided
$30 each Modalities with Acupuncture (cupping, gua sha/scraping, moxibustion, or other manual therapies)
$60 each Modalities Only without Acupuncture (cupping, gua sha/scraping, moxibustion, or other manual therapies)
Established Patient Appointment & Rates | 45-75 minutes | Average follow up visit ranges from $90-$150 total
$30-$180 Re-Evaluation or Additional Condition/Treatment Plan Evaluation
$90 Acupuncture Treatment, Standard
$120 Acupuncture Treatment, Extended Double Sided
$30 each Modalities w/Acupuncture (cupping, gua sha/scraping, moxibustion, or other manual therapies)
$60 each Modalities Only w/o Acupuncture (cupping, gua sha/scraping, moxibustion, or other manual therapies)
*services may be combined in one visit; totaling the sum of the fees
Insurance
Inner Balance Medicine is an acupuncture specialty provider with Veterans Affairs and Workmans Comp pain management programs. Your physician must write a referral for treatment and authorization is required through these programs.
As acupuncture specialist providers, we are in-network with some health plans, but we are out-of-network with most plans that have acupuncture benefits.
If you have insurance benefits for acupuncture, we must pre-authorize treatment with your insurance carrier prior to starting treatment. Our pre-authorization process is quick and easy, just give us a call and have your insurance card ready.
IN-NETWORK LISTINGS: Some health plans erroneously list us as in-network providers, therefore pre-authorization of your benefits is required prior to any appointments that you intend for your insurance plan to cover.
LIMITATIONS: Currently, even though acupuncture is an effective treatment for many conditions, most insurance companies limit acupuncture coverage to qualifying pain conditions.
MASSAGE & BODYWORK: We cannot bill insurance for therapeutic massage or myofascial release sessions.
APPEALS: We cannot appeal denials more than once.
PAYMENT: Payment is due at time of service. We accept cash, credit/debit, FSA, & HSA.
OUT-OF-NETWORK POLICY: We require deposit payments based on our cash/time of service rates for any claims billed out of network, final balance dependent upon EOB statements. Superbills are available by request for patient submittal.
Rates & payments disclosure for time of service and third party billing procedures: Due to decreased administrative cost for payment at time of service, our cash rates for patients paying out of pocket (listed above) are discounted from our insurance and third party billing rates. To receive our time of service/cash rates, payment in full at time of service is required.
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