Night Sky Acupuncture + Ideaphoria

Liz Asch Greenhill, LAc.

811 East Burnside Street Suite 216 Portland, OR, 97214 United States

Night Sky Acupuncture is Liz Greenhill, LAc and Yumé Takeuchi, LAc.

From August 1- December 31, Yumé will be subbing for Liz in suite 217.

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We offer transformative acupuncture to reduce pain (physical and emotional) and support the nervous system and whole being. We do not manage care or do primary care. If we are a good fit, we can serve as an auxiliary person in your network. We are both certified herbalists and can bring herbal medicine into your treatment plan, along with bodywork and other Eastern Medicine modalities. Liz is also an educator on creative embodiment and offers virtual sessions to individuals and groups of artists and thinkers. 

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Liz is the creator and host of Body Land Metaphor Medicine, a free guided visualization resource on the podcast platform. Listen and get a sense of what it’s like to work with me. These are deep listening experiences that require time set aside in a still, quiet place. They can be listened to in bed for insomnia, via headphones on public transportation for self-regulation, in groups as a guided meditation with an integration discussion afterwards, and so on. They are not to be listened to while driving or multi-tasking. Listen on Spotify, Apple podcasts, Amazon Music, or download directly here on my website. Please share widely. These are a public offering. 

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You can sign up for a session here for one-on-one acupuncture at 811 East Burnside (second floor, no elevator) across from the Jupiter Hotel. Or, reach out to Yumé for her availability for a session at your hotel, home, or hospice place of care. acuyume@gmail.com

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We are in-network with Providence, MODA, and Pacific Source. If we are out-of-network with your health insurance, you can pay up front and we will give you a superbill to send in to your insurance company so that they reimburse you directly. If the out-of-pocket cost prohibits you from coming in, please email us and let us know. If you are a community organizer for a BIPOC non-profit, you may receive up to four free sessions per year. Sign up under the BLM option for your free healthcare.

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If you’d like to subscribe to Liz’s very occasional newsletter which includes guided visualization and tidbits on Eastern Medicine, here’s the LINK.

Health INSURANCE BILLING

PLEASE READ this entire page if you are expecting your insurance to cover your acupuncture sessions.

We are In-Network with:

MODA

Providence 

Pacific Source

(Unfortunately we cannot take Kaiser, Cigna, Regence, BCBS, CareOregon, or any other plan not listed above.) 

Insurance rates are determined by a separate fee schedule and vary based on the rhythm of acupuncture and acupressure during your session. If your insurance does cover your sessions, please put your insurance information into your Client Portal, and call your insurance provider to verify your acupuncture benefits with me at least one week before you come in. Read on for more info on that.

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When you call your insurance provider and give them my information — take notes. Ask if you have out-of-network acupuncture coverage, give them my info, ask if you have to meet a deductible first, and if there are restrictions on the condition treated, the quantity of visits you get, or an annual limit.

Take notes, and send that to us in the client portal or in a secure email.

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You are responsible for your co-pay at time of service. 

If your insurance unexpectedly does not pay (because of a lapse in service, or exceeding annual allowance, or some other unforeseen obstacle) you are responsible for any uncovered sessions out-of-pocket.

If billing out-of-network, you pay upfront and we send you a superbill so that your insurance reimburses directly to you.

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If you like longer sessions with more time to talk or more time on the table to allow for somatics and visualizations, a $30 fee is added to your co-pay (depending on your insurance coverage) to account for extra time in the office and those uncovered services.

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For FIRST VISITS, please note: a $60 payment in addition to your co-pay is required for your 90 minute initial visit, when charging your insurance. This covers extra time in the office and the somatic work we do together, modalities that are uncovered services.

Please get in touch in advance of your session to discuss that if it’s a problem. I take every measure to keep my rates fair and in accordance with the laws of a hybrid out-of-pocket and in-and out-of-network insurance billing office. It is a complex terrain to navigate, that cannot be predicted well in advance, so I thank you for your patience.

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MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS

We can bill auto insurance for Motor Vehicle Accidents provided you have an open and active claim in the state of Oregon. 

Anyone who is injured in a motor vehicle accident (passenger, driver, pedestrian, or on bicycle) in the state of Oregon is allowed medical care for rehabilitation. This includes acupuncture, and you do not need a referral. If you have been injured in a motor vehicle accident, you are eligible for free acupuncture and shiatsu for the recovery of your injuries. Please contact me for more information or simply hop online to schedule a first appointment.

If you have maxed out your allotment, I will bill your health insurance. If they do not pay, you are responsible for the cost of the sessions.

Out-of-pocket payment

A 50-min session is $150 (50 minutes). The first session is $250 because we spend 90 minutes going over your health history and other first-time information. I offer a 75-minute session for $180. If you like more time to talk, or more time on the table, or you want additional modalities like somatics, moxa, or cupping, please schedule a 75 minute visit.

For all sessions, the amount of minutes is the amount of time of the entire appointment, when you walk in to when you head out.

Payment must be made at time of service.

HSA and FSA cards:

Yes, I can charge these directly, for your full OOP payment, or your co-pay or somatic fees. Just make sure you put that card in your file on the portal and please let me know when you come in so I bill the right card. 

OTHER SERVICES

CREATIVE EMBODIMENT WORK

Liz offers sessions in her method of Creative Embodiment, integrating somatics with guided visualization work based on surrealism, deep image poetics, Eastern Medicine, and other pre-modern medicine theories that enliven the creative process and resuscitate lost creative power. These sessions cannot be billed to insurance. They are virtual and they are offered in a 3-pack or one at a time. Schedule as you would for acupuncture.

A NOTE ON INvesting in your health

A word about paying out of pocket. I know it can be hard to spend money on something like acupuncture, especially if your expectation is that it will or should be covered by insurance and it isn’t. The sad fact is that insurance coverage for acupuncture is grossly under available. This is likely something you will have to spring for yourself, much like having to shell out for improvements on your house, or new tires to make a vehicle stay safe. Just like how insurance for a car or home cover some things and they do not cover a lot of other things, health insurance is the same way. It covers some things, and does not cover a lot of other necessary expenses to keep your investment (you!) in good shape.

Your body is your primal and original home. You live in it 24-7 above all else. You live in your body and in your psyche and in your spirit. Acupuncture supports your body, mind, heart, and soul. When your body and psyche do not feel aligned or safe or in a state of resonance, how much is it worth to you to feel better?

I invite you to consider shifting your perspective on the idea of investing. The sessions I provide are a full body, being, and soul experience. This work is reparative and restorative on all of those levels. When you come in, we clear tension and stuckness that have been trapped in your body for long spans of time. This work is a deep and powerful investment in yourself. It builds self-awareness. It’s cumulative and it helps you unload, clear, grow, learn, and thrive. You deserve it.