Integrative Health Specialists

About Integrative Health Specialists

What is Integrative Health Specialists?

Integrative Health Specialists is an integrative and functional medicine practice at 201 Townepark Circle, Suite 100, in Louisville, Kentucky. It is out of network with insurance plans. Its center is hormone care, including bioidentical hormone therapy and testosterone replacement therapy. Its other services are medical weight loss, integrative health care, functional nutrition coaching, holistic lifestyle counseling, aesthetic services, and advanced cardiovascular risk assessment. IV infusion services are listed as coming soon.

The prescribers listed are Lori Sweat, MD, Jessica Dennison, MD, Martin Huecker, MD, Jillian Stearman, MD, and Kacie Gordon, PA-C. Lori Sweat founded the practice in 2006 under the name Integrative Hormone Specialists, and some of its materials still carry that name, so you may see both. Hours are Monday to Thursday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, and Friday, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Google lists the practice at 3.9 from 13 reviews.

What does it cost?

It does not publish prices for weight loss or hormone therapy, and it does not state a consultation fee. The prices it does publish are for skin services, such as Just Dermaplane at $50, a chemical peel at $110, and microneedling at $300 for one treatment or $850 for three.

Because the practice is out of network, you pay the clinic and file the claim yourself. It provides the documentation you need, and reimbursement follows your out-of-network benefits, which vary by plan. Its lab partners may be in your network, and it will give you a list to check. It also mentions payment arrangements and financing. In its own words: "In contrast, we cater to our patients, not to insurance companies."

The first visit is typically one hour and includes testing, which may go beyond routine blood testing. Follow-up visits are typically 30 minutes, every 3 to 12 months. Specialty tests such as DUTCH hormone testing and heavy metal testing have no published prices.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who signs your prescription and whether that clinician handles your follow-up visits. Ask whether any program fee includes medication, since it does not say. For hormones, ask whether the product is a mass-produced one from a retail pharmacy or a custom compounded cream, because the FAQ describes both. For weight loss, ask which medication, if any, is used, since none is named, and whether it is brand-name or compounded.

Ask the cost of the specialty tests, lab work, and each follow-up, and how often you will need them. Ask whether any visits can be done by video, since it does not say. Ask how cancellation and refunds work under any financing plan. Finally, check your out-of-network benefits with your insurer before the first visit.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want a longer first visit with a listed prescriber, you are ready to pay up front and file for out-of-network reimbursement, and you want testing beyond routine blood work. If you need a firm price before you book, call first, since none is published.

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Monday-Thursday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

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