Insurance & Payment for Lactation Home Visits
Insurance
Aetna, Anthem PPO, Blue Cross PPO, Blue Shield PPO and EPO, Cigna, Multiplan, PNOA, Sutter Health Plan HMO and HDHP, Meritain, Health Net of CA, Oscar, United Health Care (UHC), Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN) often fully cover my lactation services.
If you have one of the above companies, contact me and I will help you verify coverage. This should be done at least 2-3 days before we have a visit.
I am in-network with Aetna, and can verify your coverage for you.
Kaiser does offer outpatient lactation care, although you will have to go to their office. Anything at home is self-pay.
If you have another insurance company, I can check your benefits but you might be out of luck. I can give you a superbill and you can try to get reimbursement from your company.
I can take Carrot, Progyny, and Maven and my services are covered by FSA/HSA plans.
Self-Pay
My regular fee is $350 for an initial lactation consultation, and $250 per follow-up visit.
I charge a $100 travel fee to go to the far reaches of the East Bay (more than 30 minutes drive from my location in central Oakland)
I realize these fees are unaffordable for many people, and can sometimes take sliding scale payment if you have financial need.