Re: How expensive is to see Dr.G?

July 17, 2008

Dr. G does take some PPO insurance. Have you called to see if your

insurance company is one of them. If so it's just your copay amount. We are in

the Los Angeles area and see Dr. G once per month.

HTH,

Robyn

Natalia Ibbott <nvibbott@...> wrote:

I'm trying to figure out expenses with coming up first appointment

with

Dr.G. How often do you ussually go back or call to Dr.G after first

appointment and how much is it cost?

Thank you for help

Natalia

July 17, 2008

If you're in LA and can see him personally then you just pay your

copay if he takes your insurance. If not then your initial

appointment will be $385 plus the cost of labs - most of which can be

done through your local lab so again, shouldn't cost you anything

with the exception of the IgG test which is $199 (they don't take

insurance so that's out of pocket no matter what). Subsequent

appointments are $185 whether it's in office or on the phone. So

it's much cheaper if you have an insurance he takes but otherwise,

his rates are still quite reasonable when you compare it to others.

To make the initial appointment there is a $200 fee for processing

all the medical records you send into the computer and reviewing for

Dr. G. You pay this *before* your first appointment. Your first

appointment you can expect to cost $585 (plus the phlebotomy fee for

the IgG test - probably around $30) if you get your labs locally. I

suggest you print out the list of labs to pull and do them before

your appointment so you don't have to wait for it.

cheryl

On Jul 16, 2008, at 7:22 PM, Natalia Ibbott wrote:

> I'm trying to figure out expenses with coming up first appointment

> with

> Dr.G. How often do you ussually go back or call to Dr.G after first

> appointment and how much is it cost?

> Thank you for help

> Natalia

>

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July 19, 2008

When considering the expense to see Dr. G there are a number of things to take

into account. I live in Texas and go to see Dr. G once a year. When we see him

in person, we just pay a copay (plus travel expenses of course). The labwork

every 6 weeks are completely covered. The phone consults once/4-6 weeks are

not. They are $185. However, when you work with Dr. G and he diagnoses your

child, we have found it easier to get insurance to pay for things such as speech

therapy. If your child has a PDD or autism diagnosis, insurance will reject

payment because those are " neurological " disorders that one can not recover

from. They consider it a waste of their resources. If your child has a medical

diagnosis instead of neurological, insurance is more apt to pay. In my opinion,

Dr. G is well worth the money. We've blown thousands on listening programs etc

that were supposed to help my son and we didn't see benefit. With Dr. G, the

science is sound and the progress is clear.

On a side note, we keep reciepts for his meds and our travel expenses to get to

and from CA, and statements for consults and therapy. We deduct these expenses

(minus what insurance pays) from our taxes every year. You may want to check

and see if this is a possibility for you as well.

Hope this helps,

April