International  Board Certified Lactation Consultant

An International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) is a health care professional who specializes in the clinical management of breastfeeding. Before your baby is born, a visit with an IBCLC can help you get off to a good start with breastfeeding.  After your baby is born an IBCLC can answer questions and help with any breastfeeding challenges.  As your baby gets older, an IBCLC can help you continue breastfeeding if you are separated for work or other reasons.  An IBCLC is a recognized health care professional who specializes in lactation care.
(Summarized from ILCA, International Lactation Consultant Association)

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Breastfeeding has a positive impact on
 you, your baby, and your family. 
 IBCLC's 
help make it happen!

Does my insurance cover visits with a lactation consultant?

Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), lactation services are covered without co-payment. However, you will need to speak with you individual provider to understand the effective date with your policy and the specifics of how that benefit will be provided. Please see Coverage Questions for more details.

It is important to know that many insurance plans require that you see an “in-network” or “participating” healthcare provider. In-network simply means that the healthcare provider or lactation consultant has made an arrangement with the health plan to provide services to its members. In some cases, going to an out-of-network healthcare provider or lactation consultant may mean that your services may not be covered at all, or that you may have to pay a much higher copay than if you saw someone in your insurance plan’s “network.”

If you are unsure whether or not your health plan has a network, ask someone in your employer’s human resources department or call the insurance company. If there is a network, they often can provide you with a list of in-network healthcare providers and lactation consultants. Be sure to obtain the most current list available. Often you can request a booklet of participating providers by calling the customer service phone number on your insurance card. Some insurance companies also offer this information on their website on the Internet; ask your insurance company for the web address and if they have a provider directory feature available on the website. If there are no in-network providers, they should cover a non-network provider the same as an in-network provider. I currently am not "In Network" with any insurance company. I will provide you with the appropriate receipt for you to turn in to receive reimbursement.

Some insurance companies and healthcare providers require that you pay for your breast pump and/or lactation consultant services at the time that you receive them, and then file a claim on your own in order to be reimbursed.

Again, once your provider has implemented changes required through the ACA, lactation services and breast pumps are provided without co-payments; however, each provider writes their own policy so it is very important to speak with your provider to understand your benefits and coverage.

I provide an insurance coded superbill for you to submit to your insurance.