FAQs

We have two physical locations:

Longmont Office – 1260 S. Hover Rd. Suite D, Longmont, CO 80501

Southeast corner of Hover Rd. & Clover Basin (just north of Hwy. 119/Diagonal Hwy./Ken Pratt Blvd. & Hover Rd. intersection)

Denver Office – 4704 Harlan St. Suite 340, Denver, CO 80212

Lakeside Office Park at Interstate 70 & Harlan St. just west of the Lakeside Amusement Park. 

(303) 652-0900 – our phone rings to whichever location we are physical in on any given business day. This is the only phone number for the practice (not per location).

(720) 907-0362

[email protected]

Dr. Barter & Dr. Alvarado keep slightly different hours by location. Please see your practitioner below:

Dr. Barter:

Monday/Denver 9am – 6:30pm

Tuesday/Longmont 9am – 6:30pm

Wednesday/Longmont 8am – 1pm

Thursday/Longmont 10am – 6:30pm

Friday/Denver 9am – 1pm

Dr. Alvarado:

Monday/Denver 9am – 6:30pm

Tuesday/Longmont 9am – 6:30pm

Wednesday/Denver 8am – 1pm

Thursday/Longmont 10am – 6:30pm

Friday/Denver 9am – 1pm

You can schedule by phone (303) 652-0900 during business hours or online here.

Yes! Go here! Please note the system will not allow you to cancel an appointment once it’s scheduled. If you need to cancel or change please call the number above or send us an email at [email protected]

Yes! As long as treatment does not require hands-on, physical manipulation or assessment, we offer both half-hour and one-hour appointments over Zoom. If you are scheduling online please make sure you select “Virtual + Service.” We will email you the access information the day prior to your virtual appointment.

Our one-hour initial appointments are meant to get an assessment of current health. They can include: health history, review of previous diagnostics, current diagnosis, medication review, health goals, potential diagnostics (as indicated), chiropractic adjustment (as indicated), potential treatment plan.

Our Follow Up appointments are meant for assessment and/or physical adjustments and are a half-hour long. 

Our Lab Review appointments are solely meant for reviewing diagnostics and discussing treatment plan/protocol. They are an hour long because a lot of information will be exchanged. There is typically not enough time for manual therapy during a Lab Review.

We have a 24-hour cancellation policy. No-show appointments will be billed the full amount of the appointment. If you need to cancel please give us a call or drop us an email (even on weekends, please just leave a message)!

Same-day rescheduled appointments may be assessed a fee of $35 at the provider’s discretion.

Dr. Barter’s Fees:

Initial Consultation (1 hr.) $225 – in person or online

Lab Review (1 hr.) $150 – in person or online

Follow Up (½ hr.) $75 – in person or online

Dr. Alvarado’s Fees:

Initial Consultation (1 hr.) $150 – in person or online

Lab Review (1 hr.) $150 – in person or online

Follow Up (½ hr.) $75 – in person or online

We bill by time, not per service for visits. Diagnostic testing and products/supplements are not included in office visit fees. Payment is due at time of service. We accept: cash, check, credit card and CareCredit. We also work with personal injury liens.

No! We want our patients to receive the manual chiropractic modalities that best suit their needs and will often employ multiple modalities and techniques during a treatment session. They are all included in the price of the office visit.

No! We want our patients to receive the physical chiropractic modalities that best suit their needs and will often employ multiple modalities and techniques during a treatment session. They are all included in the price of the office visit.

We are out-of-network. We do not bill any plan directly. If your plan covers your treatment(s), diagnostics, and/or supplementation we are happy to provide coded billing statements to you (called a Superbill) for your reimbursement filing purposes.

We are out-of-network. We do not bill any plan directly. If your plan covers your treatment(s), diagnostics, and/or supplementation we are happy to provide coded billing statements to you (called a Superbill) for your reimbursement filing purposes.

Yes! Commonly referred to as a Superbill, these forms break down your visit or diagnostics by diagnosis and treatment codes. These codes are internationally recognized and can be known as ICD-10 codes, CPT codes, etc. 

Generally, your insurance company will require a Superbill for each visit or lab.

We accept CareCredit. Go here for more information. Or here to apply online.

If you’ve been in an auto accident and have an open claim with an insurance company, or open litigation with an attorney, we can work with you/them on billing through a Personal Injury Lien. Please call and speak with our office manager for more information. (303) 652-0900.

If you’ve been in an auto accident and have an open claim with an insurance company, or open litigation with an attorney, we can work with you/them on billing through a Personal Injury Lien. Please call and speak with our office manager for more information. (303) 652-0900.

Not every patient will need diagnostic testing. Many will. We are always happy to look over previous diagnostics that are less than two years old. It is ideal that they be sent ahead of a patient’s Initial Consultation but we know that isn’t always possible. 

It is not, however, required. We understand not everyone will have current diagnostics or the proper testing for diagnosis or future treatment. Your practitioner will make recommendations if necessary.

We work with many different laboratories that offer very unique diagnostic testing and convenient options such as home collection. While it is not possible to list every test, marker or panel, we can give several examples of tests and prices to help give an idea.

LabCorp – Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (Blood) $256.94

Great Plains Laboratories, Inc. (Organic Acids – Urine Test) OAT $299

Great Plains Laboratories, Inc. (Mold Exposure – Urine) MycoToxin $299

Great Plains Laboratories, Inc. (Toxic, Non-Metal Chemicals – Urine) GPL-TOX $249

Great Plains Laboratories, Inc. (Heavy Metals – Hair) Metals Hair Test $190

Great Plains Laboratories, Inc. (Complete Environmental Toxin Test) ENVIROtox Complete $829

Precision Analytical (Dried Urine Test for Comprehensive Hormones) DUTCH Complete $350 Precision Analytical (Dried Urine Test for Comprehensive Hormones) DUCTH Plus $425 

Diagnostic Solutions  (Stool) – GI Map $409

Dunwoody Labs Dietary Antigen Testing (Food Sensitivity – Blood) 588+ $400

SpectraCell (Blood) Micronutrient $352

Diagnostechs Adrenal Stress Index (Saliva) ASI $200

Genova Diagnostics Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth (3-hour Breath)  SIBO $229

Cyrex Laboratories (Gluten-Associated Cross-Reactive Foods and Foods Sensitivity – Blood) Array 4  $275

Cyrex Laboratories (Multiple Food Immune Reactivity Screen – Blood) Array 10 $630

That will be entirely up to your insurance company and specific plan. We are happy to provide documentation of medical necessity, or a Superbill for you to submit for reimbursement. However, your carrier will make the final determination for reimbursement.

For blood work you will be referred out to the appropriate blood draw location depending on the type of testing required. Routine blood work generally takes about a week to get the results back. 

For other tests requiring samples such as urine, stool, saliva, etc., a kit will be mailed to your home. The kits generally come by USPS and are subject to regular shipping times. 

Kits will include sample collection instructions, as well as return shipping supplies and instructions. Samples will return to the lab by FedEx or UPS (depending on the lab). 

Please make sure to fill out and include any paperwork included in the kit with your samples – PLEASE make sure to fill in the time(s)/date(s) of collection(s).  

We will receive the results in about 1-3 weeks depending on the test/lab.

• If you have been sent home with a requisition for blood work through LabCorp go here to find a convenient location and schedule online. Remember to have your requisition and ID with you. 
• If you have received a kit from Dunwoody Labs go here for draw locations. Please bring the kit and all paperwork with you. The draw location will need those for shipping your samples to the lab for processing. 
• If you have received a Spectracell kit go here for draw locations. Please bring the kit and all paperwork with you. The draw location will need those for shipping your samples to the lab for processing.
• If you have received a Cyrex kit go here for draw locations. Please bring the kit and all paperwork with you. The draw location will need those for shipping your samples to the lab for processing.

We do not. If you require imaging we recommend Health Images, locally in the Denver-metro area. We are happy to provide you with a requisition for imaging. Billing will be between Health Images and yourself. We are happy to provide any documentation needed if you are using your health insurance or other plan to pay for imaging services. As always, coverage/reimbursement will ultimately be made by your carrier.

If you are a current patient, you can refill your supplements online at XYZ. You will need the password to access many of the brands we carry. If you do not yet have the password please email us with your doctor’s name at [email protected]. Please do not share the password with anyone outside of your home/family. Orders placed through our website will receive free shipping if over $50. 

You can also come by whichever location we are in during regular business hours to pick up in person. We often recommend calling or emailing [email protected] first to check availability before heading over.

We cannot give recommendations on or endorsements of nutritional supplements, herbs or nutraceuticals we do not carry. The reasons for this:

• The marketplace is absolutely flooded with products and we can’t know the quality, the ingredient sourcing, the manufacturing processes, indications or proper dosing for everything out there. For this reason, we only carry therapeutic-grade nutritional supplementation, herbs and nutraceuticals from trusted manufacturers and brands that can trace their ingredient sources, can prove their manufacturing processes, quality test their products, and have outstanding reputations. Most of the inventory in our natural dispensary is only available through a qualified practitioner to uphold the integrity of the products and the training they require to properly recommend.

We DO NOT recommend buying supplements, herbs and/or nutraceuticals on Amazon. The reasons for this:

• Amazon for the most part is a faceless storefront. Many of the supplement brands found there are not actually supposed to be sold on that platform, or outside of a qualified practitioner’s office, per the manufacturer’s sales agreements. Many unscrupulous sellers still do, despite the prohibitions. 
• Unscrupulous sellers also: sell expired products, sell mislabeled/relabeled counterfeit products, and cannot/will not be able to advise on proper dosing and indications/contraindications.

Only your prescribing practitioner can make changes to your prescription medication(s). There are many alternative/natural/holistic remedies for many different chronic conditions. We are happy to work with your prescribing practitioner to make the changes you are seeking so they are safe and healthy.