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Services and Fees
Acupuncture
1) First Visit Assessment and Diagnosis
$50
This is a one-time charge only for the first visit.
The fee may be reduced, if a condition is not complicated, or the medical history is well organized in a printed form and send to us 24 hours prior to your visit via email.
2) Regular Acupuncture
$100
60 to 90 minutes
It includes the process of inserting needles in muscles, in bone crevices, between ligaments, underneath skin, etc. along Jing Lou (channels and collaterals) or empirical stimulating points.
This is the main approach under the umbrella of acupuncture therapy.
3) Electronic Stimulation
$0 to $10
This is an approach of adding electronic stimulation to needles to reinforce its therapeutic effect.
4) TDP Infrared Lamp Heating
free
It applies special patterns of heat from an infrared lamp above certain surface site of the body to help unblock channels and to disperse cold.
5) Ear Seeds Embedding
free
Several tiny herbal seeds or magnetic "seeds" are stuck to ear acupoints with tiny tapes. This is used to
support regular acupuncture treatment for condition like insomnia, anxiety, depression, etc.
6) Local Herbal Oil Tui Na (Massage)
free
A few minutes
It is applied before inserting needles and aimed to reinforce the effect of needling.
This therapy is good for some conditions as muscle pain or tightness.
Sorry, we don't provide full scale tui na treatment.
7) Cupping
0 to $50
10 to 30 minutes.
Special glass cups suck to the body surface (back, leg, arm, abdomen, etc).
Fire are used to induce the suction.
This therapy is good for cold syndromes and stagnation kinds of syndromes.
The fee may be waived or reduced while regular acupuncture is applied.
Chinese Herbal Medicine
1) First Visit Assessment and Diagnosis
$50
20 to 60 minutes
Our herbalist will investigate your medical history, examine pulses and tongue, and, if necessary, check your blood pressure, do some relevant physical examinations like listen to the lungs and the heart and palpate internal organs inside abdomen.
New patients need pay this fee together with a herbal material fee.
2) Prescription and Dispensary
$50
20to 30 minutes
Our herbalist will work out a customized herbal formula for you according your TCM diagnosis he makes.
He will scale each Chinese medicine granule and mix them into a bottle or weigh and wrap raw herbs into 5 to7 paper bags.
This fee is waived for new patients.
3) Herbal Materials
various
The price depends on: a) the number of herbs; b) price of each herbs; c) dosage.
We usually works out a formula containing 12 individual herbs with an average dose of about 10 grams for each raw herb or 2 grams for each granule herb. The cost is about $15 per day.
Highly concentrated compound granules may cost you the same at a much lower dosage.
The cost would be reduced to a few dollar per day after a condition is under control and less herbs are used.
Consultation
1) 60-Minute Consultation
$90
Dr. Hu will investigate your medical history, examine pulses and tongue, and, if necessary, check your blood pressure, do some relevant physical examinations like listen to the lungs and the heart and palpate internal organs inside abdomen, then give you advice about how to adjust your life style.
2) 30-Minute Consultation
$50
Dr. Hu will answer your questions about anything relevant to TCM therapy and your health.
Note:
1) We accept payment via credit cards, debit cards, cash and e-transfer.
2) We do direct billing to a majority of insurance companies and you will be reimbursed by your insurance company.
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