Reno Health Institute

About Reno Health Institute

What is Reno Health Institute?

Reno Health Institute is a practice at 1875 Plumas St. Suite 5 in Reno, Nevada. It is mainly an acupuncture and integrative medicine office, and hormone therapy is one of its services. Melissa LeMay Bachman, APRN, ND is the only person listed as a prescriber. She is described as a Family Nurse Practitioner with a Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine and as a certified menopause practitioner with The Menopause Society. Chad Bachman, OMD and Amanda Schultz, L.Ac., OMD are also listed, for acupuncture and Oriental medicine. Melissa Bachman prescribes both FDA-approved bioidentical hormones and custom compounded hormones, depending on the patient. In its own words: "I believe you deserve precision and personalized care."

Functional medicine, perimenopause and menopause care, thyroid optimization, SkinPen microneedling, vitamin injections, and an InBody 570 body composition scan are also offered. Virtual care is offered for patients who want to be seen from home. Google lists it as a medical clinic with a 4.5 rating from 15 reviews. The office is open Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, and closed on weekends. The phone number is (775) 507-4740.

What does it cost?

It does not publish prices. There is no consultation fee listed, no price for hormone therapy, and nothing that says whether medication is included in any price. Visits with Melissa Bachman are cash-pay only, and payment is due in full at the time of service. If you have insurance, the clinic will provide a superbill on request so you can ask your insurer about out-of-network reimbursement. It does not provide superbills to Medicare patients because it has opted out of Medicare.

Insurance is accepted for acupuncture only. TriWest/Tricare, United Healthcare (some plans), GEHA, HealthComp, City of Reno, and Prominence are in-network.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who writes the prescription at each visit. Melissa Bachman is named as its prescriber, so confirm she is the one who will prescribe and manage your hormones.

Ask whether any price you are quoted includes the medication. Ask whether the hormone is an FDA-approved product or a custom compounded one, and what each option costs. Compounded and brand-name prescriptions are often priced very differently, so get both numbers in writing.

Ask what the first visit costs, what follow-up visits cost, and what lab work and functional medicine testing cost. Both routine labs and functional medicine testing are used, and either can add to your total.

Ask how a monthly plan or package would work, if one is offered, and how you cancel or change it. Ask whether follow-up visits can be done by video and whether they are priced differently from office visits.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want acupuncture and hormone care under one roof and you are ready to pay cash for the prescriber visits without a published price. If you need to know the full cost before you book, call (775) 507-4740 and ask the questions above first.

Sources: renohealthinstitute.com, renohealthinstitute.com/services, renohealthinstitute.com/about-us, renohealthinstitute.com/insurance

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Monday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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