In this blog series, we are exploring the various benefits of cash pay physical therapy when compared to traditional, insurance-based PT clinics. Today, we will focus on two specific advantages. Let’s dive in!
Faster Evaluation Scheduling
When you are hurting or injured and are wanting to get in for physical therapy, the sooner you can start the better. A huge benefit of going to a cash pay PT clinic is that the wait time for an evaluation is typically much shorter than at traditional insurance-based clinics. Cash pay clinics are usually small, locally owned clinics, and handle all of their scheduling in-house. This allows for effective communication regarding physical therapist availability and flexibility for scheduling a new patient evaluation. At Elite Muscle Recovery, our physical therapists have access to direct patient communication, such as texts and phone calls, even when not in the clinic, allowing for quicker and more efficient scheduling. If you are hoping to schedule a physical therapy evaluation as soon as possible, reach out to us, and we’d love to get you scheduled!
Treating the patient as a whole person without interference from insurance
Insurance-based physical therapy treatment is often limited to body parts and diagnosis codes. Physical therapists in these settings are only authorized to treat whatever body region was on the referral or insurance authorization. If the evaluating therapist discovers that a different body part might be contributing to the patient’s issues, or if the patient reports an additional problem they would like to work on, they are unable to treat it until they get it added to the list of approved diagnosis codes. With cash-based physical therapy, the physical therapist can treat whatever body regions they and the patient agree to be a contributing factor to the patient’s limitations. The cash-pay physical therapist can treat the patient as a whole person, and does not have to wait on or be limited by insurance requirements, codes, and approvals.
If you are interested in experiencing the difference for yourself, call or text us at (423) 228-8120 to set up an evaluation today!
Elite Muscle Recovery Team