Frequently Asked Questions

Registered dietitians (RD) are the food and nutrition experts. To become a dietitian, a person needs to pass the national RD exam, do a 1200 hour internship, and then do continuing education throughout their career in order to stay up to date on new nutrition research.  In eating disorder treatment the dietitian’s roles include providing nutrition education, monitoring weight (if needed), setting meal plan goals, helping clients learn to make peace with food and their bodies, and providing support around eating in whatever ways are needed. RDs play a critical role in recovery as part of a client’s treatment team. RDs communicate with other members of the treatment team (therapist, medical provider, etc.) so that the client’s goals and care are congruent between all team members. 

Anorexia Nervosa 

Bulimia Nervosa 

Binge eating disorder 

ARFID (avoidant restrictive food intake disorder) 

EDNOS (eating disorder not otherwise specified) 

Orthorexia

Disordered eating 

Yes! If you are wanting to work on your relationship with food and/or your body, then you have come to the right place, diagnosis or not. 

Yes. See the list of accepted insurances on the billing tab. It is the patient's responsibility to understand their insurance coverage for nutrition services. 

Call and ask your insurance the following questions:

Is nutrition counseling coverage on my insurance plan? 

• If the insurance asks for a CPT code, provide them with 97802 and 97803.  If they say you don't have coverage with those codes, ask them about CPT codes: 99401, 99402, 99403, and 99404.  

Is my diagnosis covered? 

• If the insurance asks for a diagnosis code, ask about diagnosis code Z71.3 or Z72.4.  
• If you have an eating disorder, ask the insurance about your specific eating disorder diagnosis in addition to the Z71.3 and Z72.4
  • Anorexia, restricting type: F50.01
  • Anorexia, binge eating/purging type: F50.02
  • Bulimia: F50.2
  • OSFED (atypical anorexia or bulimia): F50.89
  • ARFID (avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder): F50.82
  • Binge eating disorder: F50.81

Do I need to meet my deductible before insurance will cover outpatient nutrition services? 

Do I have a co-pay for nutrition counseling? If so, what is it? 

How many visits do I have per calendar year? 

• Depending on the insurance plan, the number of visits may vary from 0 to unlimited