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Average price per acupuncture session


Posted Feb 20 08 3:43pm by Veronica R.

A year ago, I went to an acupuncturist back in my hometown for the first time for lower back pain. It worked wonders; the pain has not returned since then. I've been wanting to see an acupuncturist in the Stanford area, but the thing is my health insurance as a Stanford Employee does not cover acupuncture or acupressure. I'm disappointed, since I know acupuncture really helped treat a pain that had been bugging me for years.

Does anyone know the average price for an acupuncture session if one does not have health insurance that covers it? 

 
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Trisha K. Sep 04 08 9:47am
It really does vary depending on who you go to, and where you live. I looked up prices for a session in Stanford, CA.
Highest: $92.02
Average: $49.08
 

I believe this is for someone who doesnt have health insurance. I know its kind of a big range, but i'm sure thats all depends on the practitioner you will go to.

I hope this helps somewhat 

Tamara Z. Apr 06 08 7:45pm

Stephanie!  Are you talking about Dongguk Royal University when you mention "free Friday?"   

Stephanie B. Feb 29 08 12:07am
OK, well after I posted that comment, I was speaking to a friend of mine about this subject and she recommended an acupuncture school here in Koreatown that offers free acupuncture on Fridays. So I am going tomorrow to see how good the session is. I'll report back later.
Stephanie B. Feb 22 08 9:45am

The acupuncturists I have gone to have cost $65-70/hour. If you went weekly, that would cost $260-280/month. This may sound like a lot but consider that if you bought some sort of high-end coffee plus a scone at a place like Starbucks daily, you could spend $150/month or more on that alone. Or, if you go to bars with friends you could spend $20/more on drinks in an evening. You could end up spending $50/week just on bars, for a total of $200/month. Or, you could go to an expensive hairdresser costing $150 or go get your hair done at Supercuts for under $20.

So consider your priorities - is it more important to eat out or improve your health? At the height of my chronic fatigue syndrome, I was barely making any money at all but I spent whatever I could on healers. That money always came back to me tenfold.

Nirmala N. Feb 21 08 7:04pm
You know, I think it really varies from practitioner to practitioner. Having been someone who could barely afford standard medical coverage as a freelancer, I always only visited the kinds of places that offered huge discounts on services to people, dependent on income. I know San Francisco has quite a few clinics that pride themselves on affordability and accessibility--most of my visits have averaged about $25, and that's without health coverage.
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