e and suboxone treatment in Austin, Texas

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Addiction and Psychotherapy Services is a private clinic operating with no public funding. It is our philosophy to work without profits and we are proud to have highly qualified staff and the broadest range of services of any opiate treatment program in Texas.

We do not file insurance claims but we provide receipts with which you may file. Medicaid and Medicare do not cover methadone treatment.

PROGRAM FEES INCLUDE: medication prescription and supervision, group teaching and therapy (covering a wide range of issues related to abuse and addiction, mental health, physical health, self-help approaches, etc.), individual counseling, NADA (ear) acupuncture, pain management and appointments with the psychiatrist for treatment of mood and other disorders, as indicated. Family members and significant others are encouraged to participate in treatment at no additional cost (except non-clients are charged a $5.00 fee for ear acupuncture and yoga.)

You are expected to attend regularly and you will be charged for days you miss medication.

FEES

RAPID MEDICAL WITHDRAWAL, 10-21 days: buprenorphine (Suboxone): $600.00; methadone: $500.00

EXTENDED MEDICAL WITHDRAWAL, 1-3 MONTHS (methadone): $500.00 for first three weeks, then $65 weekly or, if transferring to maintenance treatment, fees as listed below.

Fees include intake evaluation and must be paid at time of admission. Treatment includes groups and close medical supervision. Follow-up treatment with naltrexone, AA/NA attendance, and further support services is recommended.

INTAKE EVALUATION for maintenance treatment and six month medical withdrawal*
Intake fees must be paid in cash, cashier check or money order. This is true for some readmission patients as well. We do not accept credit cards.

New patients, readmission for pts gone more than 3 years..................................................	$100.00
Transfer pts, stable, with complete chart; readmit within 1 year............................................	$ 80.00
Transfer pts w/out complete chart or unstable dose; readmit, 1-3 yrs out of treatment....	$ 90.00

* These intake fees are much lower than the costs and value of the extensive medical-psychiatric evaluation and included laboratory work. Consent to evaluation and treatment includes a commitment for long-term treatment, as indicated and ordered by the physician. We may request 3-6 months payments in advance if the patient is not working or does not have a stable income and is supported by a third party.

TREATMENT PROGRAM FEES / Regular Program Fees for Long-Term Treatment (6 months or more)
(always due on Monday prior to dosing)

REGULAR METHADONE MAINTENANCE:

Regular program fee (Methadone up to 100 daily, no split dosage).....................................	$ 65.00 per wk
High Dosage Methadone (101-200mg daily), and/or regular split dosage.........................	$ 75.00 per wk
Very High Dosage Methadone (>200mg daily)..........................................................................	$ 85.00 per wk

Weekly fee if not qualifying for methadone maintenance (six-month medical withdrawal)

$ 75.00 per wk

* After one year of continuous treatment at this clinic, you may qualify for a fee decrease

Patients are required to pay the full weekly fee on Monday. Payment is due before dosing. However, you may make payments of any size any day during office hours. Please make multiple small payments if unable to pay the weekly fee. If receiving take home dosages for the following calendar week, you must pay when receiving the take home dosages. Payments on Saturday must be by personal check or money order.

BURPRENORPHINE (SUBOXONE) MAINTENANCE:

In the first week (admissions day until Sunday) there is a prorated charge for the medication of $3.00 per administered/dispensed buprenorphine tablet.

Buprenorphine maintenance, 1-4mg daily, medication dispensed/administered here	$ 75.00 weekly**
Buprenorphine maintenance, 6mg daily, medication dispensed/administered here	$ 80.00 weekly**
Buprenorphine maintenance, 8mg daily, medication dispensed/administered here.	$ 85.00 weekly**
Buprenorphine maintenance, 10-12mg daily, medication dispensed/administered here.	$ 95.00 weekly**
Buprenorphine maintenance, 16mg daily, medication dispensed/administered here	$ 105.00 weekly**
Buprenorphine maintenance, 20mg daily, medication dispensed/administered here	$ 115.00 weekly**

**after one year of continuous treatment at this clinic, you may qualify for fee decrease.

When stable and filling buprenorphine prescription at pharmacy, maintenance treatment fees are:

...................................................................................................................................	...(14 days)...	$ 110.00 for 2 weeks
...................................................................................................................................	...(28 days)...	$ 220.00 for 4 weeks

Program fee for rapid medical withdrawal, including Suboxone for 10-21 days. Fees including intake and evaluation must be paid at time of admission. Treatment includes at least 6 hours of groups weekly, frequent nursing checks and individual appointments with nurse and/or MD over three weeks...................................................................$ 600.00 total

NALTREXONE MAINTENANCE TREATMENT (25mg daily):................................$ 75.00 weekly
Monthly fee is: weekly fee x 4 1/3

OTHER FEES:

Out of hours dosing during office hours, subject to the availability of a dosing nurse......	$ 10.00
Urine drug screen not required by regulations, per patient request..................................	$ 10.00
Urine drug screen required if missing after having take home dose...................................	$ 10.00
Missed case manager appointments, unless 24 hours notice is given..............................	$ 5.00
Missed MD appointments..............................................................................................................	$ 10.00
NADA acupuncture groups up to 20 sessions/quarter........................................................	no charge
NADA acupuncture groups above 20 sessions/quarter..........................................................	$ 5.00
NADA acupuncture outside acupuncture group........................................................................	$ 5.00
Pregnancy tests (urine)..................................................................................................................	no charge
Alcohol/benzodiazepine detox while in treatment.....................................................................	no charge
Temporary transfer to other clinic, set up in advance...............................................................	no charge (but must pay regular fees at our clinic)
Emergency transfer by phone and fax.........................................................................................	$ 25.00
Temporary transfer in (courtesy/guest dosing): set-up fee ($15) and $10/day...................	$ 15.00 set-up + $10 per dose
Permanent transfer to another clinic...........................................................................................	$ 25.00
Record copying fee, fee for faxing records.................................................................................	$ 25.00

FOLLOW-UP TREATMENT

Follow-up treatment: after voluntary slow medical withdrawal from maintenance and while stable, to include 2 individual counseling sessions, 1 MD appt, groups sessions...........................................................................................................................................	free of charge
Follow-up continuing beyond the above:
session with counselor or RN, 25 minutes...............................................................................	$ 30.00
session with counselor or RN, 45 minutes...............................................................................	$ 50.00
medication assessment with MD................................................................................................	$ 75.00
session with MD, 45 minutes.......................................................................................................	$ 150.00

POLICIES REGARDING FORMER CLIENTS WITH A BALANCE:
When former patients who left us with an unpaid balance wish to be readmitted, we may make individual arrangements. We generally expect them to pay:
-- the full balance if previously at the clinic less than 6 months in treatment
-- at least half the back balance if previously in continuous treatment more than 6 months. The remainder of the balance is to be paid off as per agreement.

NON-PAYMENT POLICIES:

If you receive medication from us and you have a balance, your dosage will be decreased.The initial dose decrease is 10% of the regular dosage. The dosage will not be increased until the following Monday unless you pay your balance and the fee for the following week. A humane medical withdrawal for non-payment is started later in the first week or the beginning of the second week of non-payment. The physician determines in each case how rapid a medical withdrawal will be.

During a medical withdrawal for non-payment, the patient will be charged his or her regular weekly fee. We expect small payments several times per week as possible and recommend group attendance. In addition, the patient must pay $10 for extended counseling and $25 for physician appointments, to be applied to the patient's balance.

We do not issue buprenorphine prescriptions if the treatment fee for the time of the prescription is not paid.

If, because of short-term unusual circumstances, you cannot pay your fee on or before Monday, talk with your case manager and fill in a fee consideration request form one week in advance. State the circumstances and your commitment to pay. In reviewing your request, we will consider your time in treatment, group attendance, previous payment record, stability, etc.

Disclaimer:
The information on this website was updated in February 2010. Prices and hours of the clinic may be subject to change without advance notice. Please call the clinic for updated information.

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