our practice

  • Amy Burke
  • Laura B Cox, L.Esth.
  • Chasity B. Hester, P.A.
  • Paul L. Hester, M.D.
  • Tonya McCoy, L.Esth

contact information

Be Medispa
812 East High Street
Lexington, KY 40502
Tel: 859-266-5483
Fax: 859-266-0056
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other locations

Be Medsipa at Lily Manor
412 S. Fourth Street
Danville, KY 40422
Tel: 859-236-1700
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Insurance Information

Will I be able to submit receipts to my
insurance carrier?
The number of insurance companies that accept receipts for
preventative care and wellness is continuing to increase as
they have seen the advantage prevention offers to their
policyholders as well as themselves. Check with your
insurance company or broker/agent if you are considering
submitting wellness codes for reimbursement or to apply
towards your deductible. Your tax advisor will be able to
guide you with information about what health care expenses
may qualify for tax deductions.

Will Be Medispa submit a claim for me?
Be Medispa does not submit claims to the insurance industry.
Doctors and health care providers focused on prevention and
wellness can afford to offer these specialized services for you
because they do not incur the high costs associated with
insurance coding and billing. Insurance codes might be
represented by a higher price than our program-based codes,
so by requesting the higher-priced codes you are requesting a
higher price for the visit. If your high deductible policy or
health savings account requires coding, you may or may not
be able to submit a receipt for that visit. However, you
might not need to submit each and every form to your
insurance company if you do not exceed your deductible. We
recommend that patients should expect to use personal funds
for elective health care costs and then only submit claims
toward their deductible for larger items. Also be aware of any
contractual obligations that might require your provider to
bill your insurance company before collecting from you.

How do Medicare and Be Medispa work together?
Be Medispa does not submit claims to Medicare. Medicare does
not allow a “Medicare provider” to charge a “Medicare
patient” a cash price without billing Medicare first. However,
Medicare patients can see any non-Medicare provider they
want, as long as the service is NOT submitted to Medicare.
Considering that some doctors are opting out of Medicare due
to excessive administrative demands and cost, Be Medispa
may be an ideal solution for patients seeking medical services,
alternative treatments, or providers that are not participating
with Medicare. Be Medispa may be a sensible alternative
for Medicare patients who prefer to see non-Medicare
providers or who do not choose Medicare Part B.

High-deductible policies and HSA’s
You also may wish to include a Health Savings Account (HSA).
This allows you to control the money you spend on health
care. You can reduce your health care costs by using funds
from an HSA for routine medical expenses and purchasing a
high-deductible catastrophic health policy for unexpected
major medical expenses. This approach is very simple and is
used everyday by us with our car insurance. For example, with
car insurance, you pay for the routine maintenance (gas, oilchanges,
wiper blades, tune-ups, etc.) and insurance pays only
if there is a major accident. You do not “bill” the insurance
company for each and every gas receipt, wiper blade or new
tire but only when you have a major accident or event that
would require your insurance companies involvement. It would
not only be very expensive and cumbersome to expect the car
insurance to cover a portion of your weekly gas expenses it is
not what insurance is designed to do. True insurance covers
unexpected catastrophic events that do not usually occur.