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Aster Dermatology

Insurance & pricing

Covered, or clearly priced

Medical dermatology bills to insurance like any specialist care; cosmetic care never does. Either way, the numbers live on this page — real totals, not teaser rates — because 'ask about pricing' is not a price.

Plans we accept

  • Blue Granite Health (PPO & HMO)
  • Meridian Mutual
  • Lakestate Health Plans
  • Cardinal Care PPO
  • Huron Valley Employers Trust
  • Medicare (traditional, with supplement)

(A design demo means a fictional practice — these plans are invented, like everything else on this site.)

Medical dermatology visits — rashes, moles, screenings, acne — bill to insurance like any specialist visit. Your plan's specialist copay and deductible apply.

We check your benefits before your visit and tell you about any referral requirement your plan has — a few of the HMO plans need one from your primary doctor.

Cosmetic treatments are never billed to insurance, by us or anyone else. Those prices are published plainly on the cosmetic page instead.

Not on our list, or no coverage? Self-pay prices below are the real, whole numbers — not a starting point.

Self-pay

Medical visit prices, published

No insurance, a plan we don’t take, or a deductible that makes you the payer — these are the whole numbers. Anything beyond them (an unexpected procedure, an extra biopsy) is quoted in the room before it happens.

Service Price Notes
New patient medical visit $185 Up to two concerns, plan included
Follow-up medical visit $115
Full-body skin exam (screening) $165 Dermoscopy + watch-list photos included
Single spot check $135 One lesion, dermatoscope exam
Skin biopsy incl. pathology $190–$320 Local anesthetic; result call included
Cryotherapy (up to 3 lesions) $145 Warts, skin tags, actinic keratoses
Acne program visit $115–$185 No program fee — visits only
Patch testing (contact allergy) $310 Three visits across one week

Cosmetic — always self-pay

Cosmetic ranges, no asterisks

Every cosmetic plan starts with a physician consult ($75, credited toward any treatment you book). Cosmetic care is self-pay — insurance is never billed — and no one here works on commission.

Treatment Published range
Cosmetic consult (credited toward treatment) $75
Botulinum toxin (frown lines, forehead, crow's feet) $13 / unit — typical visit $260–$650
Hyaluronic-acid filler (lips, cheeks, deeper folds) $700–$850 / syringe
Vascular laser (rosacea redness, visible vessels) $300–$450 / session — most need 2–4
IPL photofacial (sun spots, uneven tone) $350–$450 / session — a series of 3 is typical
Non-ablative laser resurfacing (texture, acne scars) $600–$900 / session — plan on 3–5 for scarring
Medical-grade chemical peels $180–$350 / peel
Laser hair removal $95–$150 / session (small area) — 6+ sessions typical

What each treatment honestly does — and doesn’t

Appointments

Costs answered before the visit, not after.

Book online and pick your plan — we verify benefits, flag any referral requirement, and confirm your price before you're seen.

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