Insurance Options at Washington Eye Doctors
At Washington Eye Doctors, we want you to feel completely prepared for your upcoming visit and are proud to accept a variety of insurance and financing plans for our services. If you plan to use private insurance to cover the cost of your appointment, please be aware it can take us up to 48 hours to verify your coverage. Please check the list of insurance plans we accept to ensure yours is included — while we proudly accept VSP plans, we cannot accept Medicaid. If your plan isn’t listed here, don’t worry — we also offer a courtesy discount on exams and eyeglasses for patients with vision plans we don’t accept, so everyone can get the care they deserve.
This solution helps bridge the gap between your needs and your budget, giving you access to the high-quality eye care you deserve without delay or added stress.
We believe that no one should have to choose between their health and their finances. That’s why we’re committed to offering affordable care options, whether through insurance, courtesy discounts, or payment plans like CareCredit.
We’re Proud to Meet You Where You Are
More than ever, accessibility matters. We’re honored to support our community by offering multiple ways to make your eyecare comfortable, affordable, and worry-free.
Let’s make sure your vision gets the attention it deserves—without compromise.
Have questions about CareCredit or want to know if you qualify? Book your appointment or call your nearest Washington Eye Doctors office today.
Why am I receiving a bill?
There are many reasons why you may be receiving a bill from Washington Eye Doctors. We try our best to collect what we can in the office at the time of your visit, but sometimes we are not able to do this. Once we submit your claim to your insurance company, they tell us the amount that you are responsible for paying.
- If the amount due is for an additional co-payment, that is because we did not collect the correct amount or any co-payment at the time of your visit. Sometimes the insurance company considers an optometrist a specialty doctor and they will charge an extra amount, and we only collected the regular copayment amount.
- If you have a deductible and have not reached the limit yet, the insurance company will apply the visit and the portion owed to your deductible. This is not something we will know about at the time of your visit.
- If you have a plan with co-insurance, your insurance company will let us know what portion of your visit you are responsible for. This is not something we would know about at the time of your visit.
- If we are coordinating benefits with two insurance companies, there may be a balance due that the secondary insurance company applied to a co-payment, co-insurance, or your deductible.
- If we are coordinating benefits between your medical insurance company and Vision Service Plan (VSP), your vision insurance, there may be a balance due because of Balance Billing. For example, if we billed your medical insurance for $100 and they applied $70 to your deductible. We would then transfer the $70 to VSP. If VSP pays us $40, we would “balance bill” you for $30.
Insurance Plans Accepted & In-House Financing
*Unfortunately, we are unable to accept Medicaid at this time.
Two Main Benefits: Insurance & Special Accounts
Health & Vision Insurance
Health and vision insurance are great ways to cover or reduce the cost of various medical services. Vision insurance covers routine eye exams and appointments and can often be used for eyewear as well. Health insurance is used to cover medications and medical treatments, such as for eye diseases . At Washington Eye Doctors, we’re proud to accept both types of insurance to make our care as accessible as possible.
FSAs and HSAs
FSAs and HSAs are benefits that can help pay for part or all of your qualified medical expenses using pre-taxed money. Often, you’ll add money to an FSA or HSA every pay period.
While both FSAs and HSAs can be used for similar medical expenses, there is a crucial difference between the two. FSAs typically won’t roll over any unused funds to the next year, so make sure to remember to use your FSA funds before they expire!
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We have options to cover your care at each of our locations. Stop by our downtown Washington, D.C., office or bring the whole family in at either one of our suburban practices in Chevy Chase, MD, or Arlington, VA, for the best in eye care!
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