Seeing an in-network cardiologist keeps your costs predictable. What you pay depends on your plan’s specialist copay, your deductible and your coinsurance, not on our office. Before your first visit, it helps to know three things about your plan.
- Is the practice in network? Ask your insurer whether Epic Heart & Vascular Center, and the office you will visit, are in network for your specific plan.
- Do you need a referral? HMO and many Medicare Advantage and Medicaid plans require a referral from your primary care doctor. PPO plans usually do not.
- Do tests need prior authorization? Some plans must approve tests such as stress tests, echocardiograms or heart monitors first. When that is needed, our team sends the request to your plan.
Plans we work with include UnitedHealthcare (UHC), Aetna, Cigna, Cigna HealthSpring, Humana, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, Oscar Health, Imperial Health Plan, WellMed, Wellcare, Molina Healthcare, Community Health Choice, Amerigroup Texas, Superior HealthPlan, TriWest, Medicare, Railroad Medicare and Texas Medicaid.