La'So Medical

About La'So Medical

What is La'So Medical?

La'So Medical is mainly a primary care clinic in Belleville, Illinois. Its offices are at 3909A N. Belt W. and on South 65th Street, both in Belleville, and the main number is (618) 746-1142. Its listed services are primary and acute care, minor injury care, sports and work physicals, prevention and wellness visits, sexually transmitted disease testing, medical marijuana cards, a men's clinic offering hormone balance and wellness, and medical weight loss. It does not list peptide therapy or longevity medicine.

The clinic lists APRN and FNP-C credentials, but it does not say which provider signs weight loss or hormone prescriptions, so confirm that first. Its weight loss service has its own website, www.lasomedicalweightloss.com, which describes it this way: "Weight management programs, GLP-1 medications, and medically supervised weight-loss services." The clinic does not name the GLP-1 medications it uses, and it does not describe how the program runs. Offices are open Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and closed on weekends. Google lists the clinic at 3.9 from 38 reviews.

This listing is for its Belleville office at 56 South 65th Street.

What does it cost?

It does not publish a price for medical weight loss or for the men's hormone service. It does not say whether medication is included in any program fee, and it does not publish a consultation fee. Its general visits are listed at $80 each, including prevention and wellness visits, work, school and sports physicals, and minor injury and pain visits. Most of these are listed at 45 minutes. A cancellation made less than 24 hours ahead carries a $25 charge.

The clinic accepts Medicare, Medicaid, private health insurance, Tricare, HSA and CareCredit, as well as self pay, major credit cards and bank debit cards. It does not say whether insurance covers any weight loss care, so ask before you assume it does.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who writes the prescription for weight loss medication and for hormone treatment, and whether that provider is the one you will see for follow-up. Ask whether the monthly program fee includes the medication, and if it does not, what the medication costs on its own. If a GLP-1 medication is part of the plan, ask which one it is and whether it is brand name or compounded, since the clinic does not name it. Ask what the men's hormone balance service involves, what lab work is required, and what labs, follow-up visits and medication changes cost.

Ask whether telehealth visits are available, because the clinic does not say. Finally, ask how a program is cancelled, whether there is a minimum term or membership contract, and whether the $25 cancellation charge applies to weight loss visits as it does to the $80 visits.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want a Belleville clinic that handles general care, physicals and a weight loss or men's hormone visit in one place, and you are willing to get prices and prescriber details in writing before you commit. It is a weaker fit if you need a published price list, telehealth, or a named medication before you call.

Sources: lasomedical.org, lasomedical.org/contact-us, lasomedical.org/our-services, lasomedical.org/service-page/procedures

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Monday – Friday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

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