Frequently Asked Questions
About Dr Chandra
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Dr. Arti Chandra, MD, MPH,FMCP-M, has 30 years of clinical experience. She is board certified in Integrative Medicine, was among the first physicians certified by the Institute for Functional Medicine, and led the functional medicine program at Providence Swedish in Seattle for 15 years. Her MPH focused on Maternal and Child Nutrition and Global Health.
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Functional medicine looks for the root causes of symptoms rather than only managing them. Dr. Chandra spends extended time on your full health story, uses targeted lab testing when it helps, and builds a personalized plan around nutrition, lifestyle, botanicals, mind-body approaches and medications when needed. Patients keep their primary care doctor and Dr Chandra serves as your specialist in functional and integrative medicine.
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Adults and children with chronic or unexplained symptoms, such as gut issues, fatigue, hormone and menopause concerns, autoimmune conditions, mold illness, MCAS, brain fog, or skin conditions, especially when other approaches haven't helped. It also suits people who feel well and want a proactive plan to stay that way.
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Choose the care option that fits you: The 6-Month Whole Health Reset, the 3-Visit Talk, Test, Treat pathway, a single Lab Review Visit, or the Pay Per Visit. Then request a free 15 minute call with our new patient coordinator to get set up for registration, payment and scheduling.
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Dr. Chandra works as a consultant alongside your existing care team and does not provide urgent or after-hours care. Please keep your primary care physician for routine and urgent needs.
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Dr. Chandra practices in Seattle, Washington in the Westlake area. Visits are available in person and by secure video for patients located in Washington state.
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Yes. She can provide an Educational Consult where she will review your history, labs, wellness goals and provide her expert interpretation and educational information to help guide you to next steps on your journey. She can not make formal diagnoses, order labs, or prescribe treatment with this program.
Visits & Programs
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The 6-Month Whole Health Reset is for long-standing or more complex concerns that benefit from steady support over time. Such programs where there is such a commitment made have been shown to have better outcomes for the patients choosing this option. The Talk, Test, Treat pathway provides a workup and plan over 3 visits and can lead to greater wellness for less complex concerns. The Lab Review Visit is for people who already have extensive lab panel results from Function Health, Vitals Vault, or similar services and want an experienced functional medicine physician's personalized interpretation. The Pay Per Visit option is for patients who would like the traditional healthcare visit model.
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Over a 90 minute visit, Dr. Chandra reviews your full health timeline, prior medical issues, current symptoms/conditions, prior labs, medications, and your health and wellness goals; then outlines next steps, which may include personalized lifestyle modifications testing.
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Yes, you can. Messages are meant for non-urgent matters. She answers typically on the day of the message or within two to three business days. New concerns typically require a visit. If there are lengthy or complex questions requiring more than 5-10 minutes of her time to respond, a brief or longer appt will be suggested. If messaging is overused, she reserves the right to limit messages.
Costs, Insurance, and Labs
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Cultivate Whole Health is a private-pay practice, so payment is due at the time of service. Patients with private insurance can submit their invoice showing paid in full and with the proper codes to their plan for possible out of network reimbursement if the plan includes that.
For Traditional / Primary Medicare patients, Dr. Chandra is a non-participating Medicare provider and these patients' credit card will be billed after the visit at set Medicare rates. We submit the paid-in-full invoice to Medicare and the patient can typically receive an 85%-100% reimbursement for the visits along with their Supplemental/Plan G/Medigap plan.
For Medicare Advantage / HMO patients, they can submit the invoices showing paid in full to their plans themselves for possible reimbursement at an out-of-network rate if their plan offers it.
Many lab tests can be billed to your insurance, and HSA/FSA funds can often be used. -
Package Pricing (Currently unavailable for Medicare and Medicare Advantage patients):
6-Month Whole Health Reset - $3,150
Talk, Test, Treat - $1,595
Lab Results, Decoded - $595
Pay-Per-Visit Pricing:
New Patient Comprehensive Consultation (90 min) : $750
Follow-Up — Standard (60 min) : $500
Extended Follow-Up (60 min - Returning after 2+ years) : $500
Follow-Up — Focused (45 min) : $375
Follow-Up — Brief (30 min) : $250
Follow-Up — Quick Check-In (15 min) : $125
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Testing is recommended when it will provide information that can benefit your healing and your wellness path. Bloodwork is billed to all insurance types and typically covered.
Functional Medicine/Specialty Lab Tests can often also be billed to insurance, but may require a partial payment and then perhaps a full payment if insurance doesn't cover it. The most common tests ordered by Dr Chandra range from about $150 to $450. -
That is not at all required. Dr. Chandra uses the online dispensary Fullscript.com, as it is curated with physician-grade brands that are high quality, third-party tested, and offered at a discount (Discounted 20% — with a 25% discount for those in the 6-month Whole Health Reset Package).
Putting her recommendations here allows patients to see the exact products and descriptions of what she is recommending so there is no confusion, but patients can choose to order these supplements from elsewhere if preferred.