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Initial Treatment
Initial ketamine treatments are generally condensed into a 6-8 week period that is known as the loading phase. Initially, during the loading phase of treatment, you will receive a series of intramuscular injections (IM) in the soft part of your shoulder with a tiny needle. We have developed and fine tuned this series of injections based on thousands of injections and client feedback. Our primary goal is always safety and rapidly relieving
suffering
You will receive up to 2 injections per office visit for a total of 4-6 office visits and a series of approximately 8-12 injections that are spread out over the course of 4-6 weeks. However, the frequency of visits can vary widely pending on severity of symptoms. This series of injections can build on each other based on your response to treatment and ensuring your safety in outpatient clinical setting. We will also closely monitor your relief, safety, and tolerance to each dose. We have found this series of injections spread out to have the best outcomes for our clients with relief & safety as our primary goal.
It has been clinically shown during the initial loading phase of treatment that serial IM injections (injections that are close together over 4-6 weeks) has the best clinical outcome and are more effective when one initially starts ketamine injection therapy.
Maintenance Treatment
The majority of clients that do have a significant positive response to ketamine injections approximately (70-80%) may require maintenance (booster) injections that can vary greatly from client to client. Some clients requiring monthly maintenance injections while others can go much longer and some may be less. The maintenance protocol truly varies based on the clients initial response to treatment with the primary goal of progressing into longer intervals between maintenance/booster treatments.
Ketamine Injection Self Pay
2 injection given over the course of approximately 1.5hrs for a psychiatric condition is
$400 total per office visit
Your office visit includes:
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A consultation with a licensed ketamine specialist at each appointment to ensure we are optimizing your treatment plan and goals and a psychiatric assessment to assess for refractory or treatment resistant depression
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1.5hrs or more of closely monitored in office time where the licensed specialist or trained medical assistant is administering the medicine and monitoring your vital signs, mentation, safety, and overall response to the ketamine therapy.
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Your first initial injection will typically start at a low to moderate dose to ensure safety and assess how you respond to the ketamine. your next injections may be increased to maximize your symptom relief based on your initial response.
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There will be an initial discussion of dosing and frequency of treatments that work for you with safety always in mind
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We want to ensure you're working closely with a therapist, psychiatrist or primary care provider and have a solid treatment plan that fits your unique needs as this is a very important to ensure the best outcomes.
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We encourage you to bring a family member or support person you feel safe with if you have high anxiety or trauma and need extra support during your sessions. Safety is key at our clinic, and we stress this to all our clients and staff. Please no animals as that clients and staff have allergies and may be afraid of animals as well.
At Ketamine West we want our clients to know that as an outpatient clinic we prioritize their safety and well-being. Therefore, we will never administer large or reckless doses of ketamine, ensuring the highest standards of care and safety for both clients and staff.
Insurance
🏔️ Your Care is Our Priority
We believe that accessing life-changing treatment should be a seamless experience. Every person’s needs are unique, and we are here to help you navigate the best path forward for your health.
📞 Let Us Do the Heavy Lifting!
Before you book, give us a quick call. We can verify your plan in seconds and walk you through your options based on your unique situation.
Call or text our secure line: 970-427-4400 and we can go over your options!
We work specifically with Health First Colorado to provide fully covered care.
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📍 Note on the Health First Medicaid Prime Plan: Colorado Medicaid is divided into regional plans. While we are contracted with the other regions, there is one plan—the Rocky Mountain Health "Prime" Plan—that refuses to contract or work with us despite our numerous efforts.
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✨ You Are Not Stuck: If you are on the Prime plan, you are not stuck. It is your right to choose what Medicaid plan you are on based on the care you desire and your unique needs.
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🛡️ Your Right to Change: If a plan is unwilling to cover your treatments, you have the right to change to a Medicaid plan that works for you.
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💊 No Disruptions: Changing plans typically does not disrupt your current doctors, medications, or ongoing care.
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✅ Let Us Help: Once you call us, we can discuss how to proceed if you are on a Prime plan so we can get your treatments covered at 100%.
Regarding Private & Commercial Insurance
We are often asked why we focus exclusively on Medicaid and no longer work with private insurance companies. In the past, we dedicated a few years to attempting to work with multiple private insurance carriers. Unfortunately, despite their initial agreements to cover treatment, the process resulted in a constant stream of:
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❌ Claim Denials & Rejection Letters
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❌ Demand Letters for additional documentation
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❌ Endless Prior Authorization requests that still resulted in denials
This created a heavy administrative nightmare for our practice and resulted in over a year's worth of unpaid claims. Because of this, we have chosen to work only with Health First Colorado Medicaid (non-prime plans)
🤝 We Are Here to Help
Whether you need to verify your Medicaid region or want to explore if our treatments are a good fit for you, we are ready to assist.
Contact us today to discuss your options:
📞 Call or text our Secure Line: 970-427-4400