Boulder Osteopathic Center

Frequently Asked Questions

What insurance does Boulder Osteopathic accept?
What is a deductible? What is co-insurance?
What is an Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment?
What is Medical Acupuncture and why do people choose this service?
What is Homeopathy and why do people choose this service?
Are Dr. Swan & Dr. Stanley Primary Care Physicians?
Does Boulder Osteopathic Center have emergency hours?
Where is Boulder Osteopathic Center located?
What do I need to bring with me?
When should I receive a bill from Boulder Osteopathic Center?
Does BOC accept medical student interns?
How do I share my healing experience from treatment at BOC?

What is a deductible? What is co-insurance?
In relation to your insurance policy, a deductible is the amount of money which the patient must pay before the insurance company will begin applying payment for coverage. Usually the higher the deductible, the lower the cost of the health insurance plan.
Co-insurance comes into effect once your deductible has been met. Insurance plans set a percentage of covered expenses that the patient and the health insurance plan will pay. The most common co-insurance level is one in which the patient pays 20 percent of the expenses and the insurer pays 80 percent. This is called 80 percent co-insurance.

BACK What is Medical Acupuncture and why do people choose this service?
Dr. Keith Swan is a certified medical acupuncturist. Dr. Swan typically combines medical acupuncture (as deemed medically necessary) with an osteopathic treatment. Medical acupuncture can help with a large list of symptoms or illnesses such as these listed on the referenced website Click Here
During osteopathic treatment, if Dr. Swan determines medical acupuncture could be beneficial for your specific case, he will elaborate on what services he recommends at that time.

BACK What is Homeopathy and why do people choose this service?
Dr. Sharon Stanley is a certified Homeopathic Practitioner. Dr. Stanley typically combines homeopathic treatment with an osteopathic treatment office visit. During osteopathic treatment, if Dr. Stanley determines homeopathic treatment could be beneficial for your specific case, she will elaborate with more specific details at that time. Please refer to our services listed for more details on homeopathy: Click Here

BACK Are Dr. Swan & Dr. Stanley Primary Care Physicians?
No. Both doctors at our office are considered specialist with a specialty of osteopathic treatment. Dr. Swan also specializes in medical acupuncture where Dr. Stanley also specializes in homeopathy.
Our office does NOT conduct physical exams, wellness exams or other functions performed by a standard PCP.

BACK Does Boulder Osteopathic Center have emergency hours?
Boulder Osteopathic does NOT have emergency hours. We are open Monday through Thursday from 8:30am - 6pm (closed for lunch from noon-1pm). We do not have Friday or Weekend hours and we are closed on most major holidays.

BACK What do I need to bring with me?
1) New Patient Forms:
If this is your first visit please complete all new patient forms listed here: Click Here

2) Medical Records:
If you have seen other doctors, specialists, etc; for your specific reason for coming in to our office please have your medical records sent to our office.
Fax Records To: 303-444-8393 OR Mail Records To:
Boulder Osteopathic Center 2150 Pearl Street Boulder, CO 80302

BACK When should I receive a bill from Boulder Osteopathic Center?
At the time of your visit you are reasponsible for your copayment if you have insurance or the full office visit charge if you are paying out of pocket.
We will send you a statement in the mail for any co-insurance or deductible payments once we hear from your insurance company. Typically insurance can take 3-8 weeks to process a claim.

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If your question is not answered on this page please contact our office at:
303-444-8337 and select option 3 to speak with our front desk staff.
- Best of Health from BOC !