Bluetail Medical Group cost

Included

• Nothing is itemised publicly, so the only document that will tell you what your money buys is the Good Faith Estimate. By law it has to cover the procedure plus related costs such as medical tests, prescription drugs and supplies, so ask for it in writing before you commit.
• Ultrasound or fluoroscopic guidance during the injection, which the clinic describes as its standard technique. It does not say whether that is billed separately.
• The procedure visit itself, which the clinic says runs 1 to 2 hours.

Billed separately

• Imaging. The clinic requires an X ray or MRI before your first visit and says you must obtain it elsewhere and send it in, unless you are being seen at the St. Louis office, which can take an X ray on site.
• Blood work. The clinic says it will most likely order labs at the initial evaluation, covering complete blood count, testosterone and vitamin D.
• Supplements. If your testosterone or vitamin D reads low the physician is likely to suggest supplementing it. The clinic calls this optional and not required for treatment, so treat it as a line you can decline.
• A knee brace, which the clinic says may be prescribed during the evaluation for knee patients.
• Repeat treatments. The clinic says the average patient has one or two and rarely three, spaced 12 to 16 weeks apart, so a per treatment figure is not the course total.
• Travel. The group runs sites in Missouri, Florida, California and Indiana, and nothing on the site suggests travel or accommodation is priced in.

Insurance

Assume you are paying yourself. The clinic states plainly that most insurance companies do not cover these procedures and consider them investigational, which is the standard US position on platelet rich plasma and bone marrow concentrate injections. Nothing on the site mentions HSA or FSA eligibility either way, so check that with your plan administrator rather than the front desk. Because this is self pay care, the federal No Surprises rules apply and the clinic publishes its Good Faith Estimate policy: you can ask for a written estimate before scheduling, you are meant to receive it at least one business day ahead, and a final bill that comes in at least 400 USD above the estimate can be disputed. That 400 USD is a legal threshold, not a fee.

Financing

The clinic offers patient financing through CareCredit and names no other partner. There is no published deposit policy, no payment plan detail, no cancellation terms and no statement on whether the consultation is charged separately from the procedure, so all of that has to come out of the phone call. The number for estimates is 636-778-2900. Worth asking for the whole course to be costed on one document, since the clinic's own FAQ points at one to three treatments rather than one, and worth asking what happens to your money if the physician decides at the evaluation that you are not a candidate.