Sees every patient herself, Monday to Friday, and explains each fee before care begins.
Out of network, in writing
Your estimate on paper before you book
Tendon Chiropractic is out of network. You pay at the visit and ask for an itemized superbill, and your plan decides what it reimburses. We give you the cost in writing first.
Fee ledger
What a visit is made of
Three lines, each with its own fee in your written estimate.
New patient visit
A talk, an exam and the first care your doctor recommends. About 45 minutes.
Adjustment visit
A short check-in and an adjustment. About 15 minutes.
Soft tissue work
Hands-on work added to an adjustment visit. About 15 minutes.
If you do not use insurance, you have the right to a Good Faith Estimate. Ask us, and we give it to you in writing before your visit. X-rays are taken only when medically necessary, and we tell you what they cost and show them to you first.
Paying and claiming
Pay at the visit, claim it afterward
You pay at the visit
Each visit is charged by the line, at the fee in your written estimate. You leave with a paid, itemized receipt.
Ask for a superbill
It lists the date, each service and its code, our fee for each and what you paid, with the doctor's license and identification.
Your plan decides
You can send the superbill to your plan with its claim form. The plan decides what it reimburses, and we cannot say in advance.
How fees work
Care
Three kinds of care, one fee line each
Spinal adjustment
A short, hands-on procedure after an exam, if your doctor recommends it.
About adjustmentsSoft tissue work
Hands-on work on muscle and the tissue around joints, added to a visit.
About soft tissue workExercise guidance
Simple movements your doctor shows you and checks you can do at home.
About exercise guidance
Offers
Offers at the front desk
The practice uploads its own offer as an image. Every part of the offer is listed on it, x-rays are taken only when medically necessary, and the offer is not billed to insurance.
New patients First visit offer Show this image when you check in. Put the end date and the terms here. 
Return visits Follow-up visit offer Show this image when you check in. Put the end date and the terms here.
Sample offers.
One offer per person. Offers cannot be combined.
Who you will see
The doctor's license is listed at the bottom of every page.
Dora Ontiveros
Patient coordinator
Answers the phone, gives you the estimate in writing and can explain a superbill.
Questions before you book
Do you bill my insurance?
No. We are out of network and do not bill any plan. You pay at the visit and can ask for a superbill to send to your plan, and the plan decides what it reimburses.
What is a superbill, and can I use it?
An itemized receipt for out-of-network care, which you can send to your plan. It shows the date, each service and its code, our fee for each and what you paid.
What if I do not use insurance?
You pay the same fees, and you have the right to a Good Faith Estimate. Ask us, and we give it to you in writing before your visit.
How long is a first visit?
About 45 minutes: a talk, a hands-on exam, an explanation and a written estimate. X-rays only when medically necessary.
Ask for your estimate in writing
Contact us and the front desk sends the fee for each line before you book.