Insurance

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Use Health Benefits and FSA Funds to Your Advantage

Hearing insurance, while only offered to about 15% of the workforce, can provide much greater relief in terms of cost. Regardless, these benefits may run dry at the end of the year if they aren’t used, so be sure to contact your insurer for more information about your specific policy.

Will Joplin ENT bill my insurance?

Joplin ENT accepts most major commercial insurance plans, as well as Medicare and Medicaid (excluding adult Medicaid). If we are a preferred or in-network provider with your insurance, we will directly bill your insurance for covered medical services.

Because coverage and network status can vary by plan, we recommend confirming your benefits directly with your insurance provider prior to your visit. Please note that our office does not directly bill insurance for hearing aids.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes — we accept Medicare for adult patients. We also accept Medicaid for children. At this time, we do not accept adult Medicaid.

Yes, we accept both, along with a wide range of commercial insurance plans.

We do not offer in‑house payment plans. However, we accept CareCredit® for patients who prefer to finance their medical or aesthetic services. We also accept all major credit cards, cash, and checks.

A 3% processing fee is applied to credit card payments. No fee applies to cash, check, or CareCredit.

We believe everyone deserves access to better health.

That’s why we work with a wide range of insurance providers to make your care as affordable and convenient as possible. If you don’t see your plan listed, our team is happy to help you explore your coverage and payment options.

We work with several major health insurance providers, including:

  • This is a general list and needs review
  • Medicare
  • Premera
  • Regence
  • Cigna
  • VA Community Care Network
  • Labor and Industries

CareCredit® for Hearing Health

Joplin ENT has also partnered with a medical credit card company called Care Credit. Care Credit can offer our patients flexible payment options. There are several plans available including a 12-month and 18-month no interest financing as well as longer repayment plans with interest rates that are lower than typical commercial credit cards. If you would like more information about Care Credit, please click on the links below.

Care Credit

Your Healthcare Credit Card.

CareCredit is a healthcare credit card for every member of the family. CareCredit offers special financing on purchase of $200 or more* for healthcare costs not commonly covered by insurance, including hearing aids.

Learn more by visiting www.carecredit.com or contacting our office.

*Subject to credit approval. Minimum monthly payments required. See carecredit.com for details.

You can use this payment calculator to determine what your monthly payments could be.

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