Contracted Insurances
We accept most major MEDICAL insurance plans including:
Aetna
AARP*
BCBS
First Choice Health*
Humana (PPO Only)
Kaiser Permanente (PPO Only)
Regence*
Medicare
Premera*
Tricare - (with authorized referral)
UnitedHealthcare
* Note: All HMO insurance plans require a referral from the patient's primary care doctor.
Please call your Primary Care Provider to obtain an authorized referral from your insurance to come and see us at least two weeks prior to your appointment.
We are not in-network with the following plans:
Apple Health
Ambetter
Amerigroup
Community Health Plan
Coordinated Care
Humana HMO
Kaiser Permanente (We accept the PPO plan ONLY)
Molina Healthcare
Provider One (as secondary insurance OK)
Seoul Medical Group
Seattle Medical Group
UW Medicine Network
UnitedHealthcare Vision PPO
Spectera Eyecare Network
Virginia Mason Network
Eyemed
FEP Bluevision
Bluevision
Spectera
VSP Vision
Davis Vision
Northwest Benefits Network (NBN)
Need Help Selecting A New Insurance?
Choosing the right insurance for you can be confusing and frustrating. Follow the link below to Medicare's website on "Joining a health or drug plan" to help you choose.
Insurance in Eye Care
Medical Insurance for Medical Conditions
Medical Insurance for Medical Conditions
Medical Insurance for Medical Conditions
Medical insurance covers visits related to a medical diagnosis:
MEDICAL Diagnoses:
- Blepharitis (inflammation of the eyelids)
- Cataract (thickening of the natural lens)
- Conjunctivitis (inflammation of the conjunctiva)
- Drusen (deposits in the retina)
- Dry Eye (physical and visual discomfort)
- Glaucoma (damage to the optic nerve)
- Macular Degeneration (damage to the retina)
- And others
Symptoms:
- Redness
- Dryness
- Pain
- Foreign body sensation
- Itching
- Flashes
- Floaters
- Double vision
- Sudden loss of vision
- Headache
- And others
Medical insurance covers the exam and diagnostic tests like visual field, nerve scan, retina scan, etc.
Vision Insurance for Vision Conditions
Medical Insurance for Medical Conditions
Medical Insurance for Medical Conditions
Vision insurance covers a routine eye exam.
VISION Diagnoses:
- Hyperopia (farsightedness)
- Myopia (nearsightedness)
- Astigmatism (abnormal curvature of the cornea)
- Presbyopia (inability to read up close over time)
Vision insurance covers the procedure to measure a glasses prescription (refraction) and may also pay for a portion of your actual hardware like lenses, frames, and contact lenses.
What does this distinction mean for your insurance coverage?
Because the need for glasses is not the result of illness or injury, Medicare and many other insurance companies do not consider this test “medically necessary” and therefore don’t cover this part of the exam under medical insurance.
What does that mean?
- A refraction (glasses prescription) treats a vision diagnosis according to insurance companies.
- Medical insurance covers medical conditions and medical treatments.
- Needing glasses is not considered a medical condition to insurance companies.
- A refraction (glasses prescription) is not covered by medical insurance because it treats a vision issue, not a medical issue, in the eyes of medical insurance companies.
Because a refraction is not covered by any medical insurance, all glasses prescriptions dispensed have an out-of-pocket cost.
Swedberg Eye Care is not in-network with ANY vision plan:
This means we are not contracted with:
- VSP
- Eyemed
- Spectera
- Premera Vision
- Regence Vision
- Aetna Vision
- Cigna Vision
- Or any other provider of vision insurance
This means that we are out-of-network and do not have the permission to bill your vision plan.
If you have a vision plan, you may have the option to pay for the refraction out-of-pocket and bill your insurance plan for reimbursement if you have out-of-network benefits.
Masks Required
Per the Washington State Health Department masks are still required to be worn by all patients and staff regardless of CDC recommendations.
Since we perform exams in close proximity we appreciate all patients wearing their masks appropriately for the entirety of their visit to protect our staff and families.
Thank you!