Does insurance usually cover the nutritionist visit? I called a local nutritionist today who informed me

That insurance isn't accepted for

The first visit and is $200 out of pocket. She's crazy right? If I go to the surgeon's nutritionist, it will be covered, no? My surgeon didn't mention anything about a fee to see his nutritionist. I was only calling this one because she's much closer than the one at my surgeon's office.

My nutrition class wasn't covered. I paid out of pocket $200 for that. However when I have my follow-ups and meet with the nutritionist it is covered in the bariatric billing. I still had my $45 office visit copay. I did not have a program fee. I had 3 appointments with the bariatric team pre-op and a 2 - 3 hour mandatory nutritionist class.

@@samantha614 I had to pay a 50 co-pay for each NUT visit. She ended up costing me more than my actually surgeon. My whole entire process from start to finish was $350. She was 150 of it. Still nothing compared to what some people have to pay.

@@samantha614 -- The RD's services at my bariatric practice are billed separately and, under normal (whatever that may be) circumstances, I'd have a co-pay. For some reason at which I can only guess, but will keep to myself lest I inadvertently open a can of worms, she's never put through billing for me. I think my co-pay would be $40 per appt. The RD is covered as a necessary part of treatment.

If the nutritionist (is she really a nutritionist and not an RD? Is the person at the bariatric office really a nutritionist and not an RD?) you called first is an independent practitioner, I doubt that she's "crazy." Why not set a fee structure which the market will bear? Her fee may not be so different from the in-house fee for self-paying patients.

I paid $200 out of pocket for the Nutritionist as well.

I paid $20 per visit to my NUT

My nutritionist was in-house and covered by my program fee. That fee wasn't covered by insurance but is required and covers all NUT visits, education classes, materials, etc. for life.

Mine was similar to Inner Surfer Girl. I had a $190 fee that covered the whole deal, except for $20 copays for each medical provider visit. Although I've been getting some of that sent back to me ::shrugs:: The surgery will not cost me a penny.

My nutrition visits were covered in full with no copay. It all depends on your insurance and whether the nutritionist you're seeing takes insurance or not. I did have to pay a good chunk of change for the psych visit because my surgeon sends everyone to the same psych who didn't take my insurance.

Lol I say she's crazy because the very first time I spoke to her, she told me that insurance covers the visit, but not the body composition test. So when I called back and made the appt, I said, "okay so the visit will be covered, and I just have to pay for the body composition part if I want it, right?" And she said, "no, the visit is $200 and that includes the body composition." I don't want the body composition, and isn't that different than what she initially told

Me??

Why do you need the body composition test?

Exactly! I don't need to, and she apparently doesn't have a different price if you don't want this done. It just seems a little fishy to me. I'm calling my insurance today to see if the visit is covered.