Consultation Program

Get to the Root Program

Our signature functional medicine program where you work with both a doctor and dietitian over 3 months.

An in-depth look at your health like you've never experienced before. The Root team will help you dig for root causes of your current and chronic symptoms.

$2,400.00

Virtual Consultations: Root does online only consultations. All programs can be done virtually!

Billing Questions:

Educational Group Visit: the cost is billed at sign up.
Get to the Root program: The cost is billed on sign up. We also offer a 3 month payment plan. The listed price paid upfront is 10% less than using the payment plan. You can select either option from the drop down menu during sign up.
We offer to spread out the cost of our consultations and labs to a 3 month payment, though much of the work and costs are upfront. Because of this, we cannot accept early cancellations of the Get to the Root program.

Stay Grounded: Maintenance membership offered after the Get to the Root program. This is a recurring monthly membership that is enrolled after the Get to the Root program. You can cancel this Stay Grounded membership at any time, for a one time cancellation fee of $250. You can also elect to pay for 12 months upfront and save $300. There is no cancellation fee when paying upfront for 12 months. All memberships and payments and not refundable.

More Billing Info:
We accept credit/debit and can accept HSA/FSA cards for the cost of our monthly office visits and our included lab panel. If using an HSA/FSA card and opting for monthly payments, we require an additional backup payment method to be kept on file. Optional additional functional labs may be ordered outside of Root (directly through lab companies) and are not included in Root fees unless specified above in plan details. Monthly plan visit fees are auto-debited about the same time each month if choosing a monthly payment method.

Insurance questions: We do not accept insurance for Root consultation fees. We also cannot provide receipts for insurance or any other insurance-like vehicles that require itemized receipts because we are a membership practice. Part of your investment includes being in a small, personalized practice with more time during your sessions and more time outside of your sessions for your functional medicine team to collaborate and review detailed functional labs which are more difficult and time intensive to interpret than conventional labs. We also highly value transparency and want you to fully understand your investment. We do not want to mislead people to believe an insurance receipt will result in coverage of any part of our services or labs, because as we have seen in the past, when using insurance for labs similar to the ones we include, people end up with bills of over $2000. We want you to have the most important testing in our programs without any anxiety about unknown bills. The way we have structured our programs saves people thousands of dollars in unexpected costs that add up in other functional medicine practices.

If you are in need of financial assistance, we also accept advancecarecard.com and you can apply on their website for this card which can be used to cover your costs at Root Functional Medicine.

Labs:

Group Visit: Your initial Root lab panel is included in your program cost.

Get to the Root: Your initial Root lab panel is included in your program cost. The Get to the Root program also includes a Functional Stool test called GI MAP.
We also offer additional, functional specialty testing such as food sensitivity tests (MRT), adrenal and hormone testing that you can add to our Get to the Root Program at an additional, but transparent cost.
Most of our members do not need additional testing outside of what is included in the Get to the Root program - we selected all the most helpful testing and included it so you won't have to worry about extra lab costs! However, some members do take advantage of access to additional functional testing, as it is not typically available in conventional medicine.

Supplements:

We did not include the cost of supplements in our programs because this is highly individualized based on your personal preferences, lab results, and health goals.

Program Length:

The length of the Get to the Root program is 3 months, starting with the date of your first online visit. Upon completion, you will automatically enroll in Stay Grounded in order to reserve your spot in our practice and assure follow up and availability of repeat lab orders.

Not Primary Care:

We are functional medicine specialists and operate in a true functional medicine model of care. We cannot replace your primary care physician. We’re not available for same day or acute issues, or for insurance related physicals that are best provided by your primary care doctor.

Don't Worry, we're here for you

We get to the root of why you’ve been feeling this way, and we guide you with steps you can take to heal. Want to know if Get to the Root is right for you? Schedule a free 15 minute call with one of our doctors.

Cici Carter

MD, IFMCP

What it is

Our Signature Get to the Root Program Includes:

Monthly doctor & dietitian visits. 3 virtual visits with the doctor and 3 virtual visits with the dietitian for a total of 6 visits. Each visit is one hour -that's 3x longer than the average doctor's appointment! The doctors at Root are all board certified MDs and DOs with extensive training in functional medicine.
A functional stool test to be reviewed in month 2 of program. Gut health is a foundation of functional medicine and often a source of your root cause. This is a very in-depth view of your microbiome & gives us actionable data to guide your treatment plan.
A comprehensive lab evaluation done before the first visit including: biomarkers for nutrition, detox, blood sugar balance, full thyroid panel, inflammation, detailed lipids (estimated value of our Root® panel ~$2100). Knowing your numbers from the first visit helps us help you feel better fast. We'd rather test than guess.
A personalized wellness plan including information about your possible root causes, third-party tested supplement recommendation, nutrition recommendations, tips for stress and sleep, and realistic and achievable goal setting.
Additional functional testing is available as needed, or upon request, at an additional, transparent cost.

3-month payment plan available upon request ($888.89/month x3 months). Root is also able to take HSA/FSA for payment.

We include the cost of our comprehensive Root® lab panel and functional stool test within the program cost (this saves our members thousands of dollars in unexpected lab costs).

Our Get to the Root Program is available to people in the states of AZ, CA, CO, FL, IL, IN, IA, ID, MI, MN, MT, NE, NV, NC, ND, NY, OH, PA, SC, SD, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI.

What to Expect:

Start - We’ll give you a call to help coordinate your labs before your first appointments. As you complete your new member questionnaires from your health portal, we’ll be working hard behind the scenes to gather all of this information & discuss it with our team in our weekly meetings so you’ll have multiple experts on your team. We’re all rooting for you!

Middle - Your monthly appointments will give you time and space to share your story, your concerns, and to ask detailed questions about your wellness plan. We’ll also be reviewing your very detailed labs to target our plan.

Finish - The last month of your program is bittersweet. We love celebrating your progress with you! We may space out our check-ins, but we’ll be able to continue in our maintenance membership to keep you feeling your best, and us in your back pocket for the inevitable life/ nutrition challenges.

Who it's for

People who are looking to work with an expert functional medicine team with the time to be thoughtful about your individual case.

The most common conditions we treat:

Autoimmune
Gut Health (IBD, IBS, SIBO, or undiagnosed gut health concerns)
Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism
PCOS

Period Problems (PMS, endometriosis, irregular periods)
Acne and other Skin Health
Hair Loss
Fatigue
Mood disturbances (anxiety & depression)

Fertility
Peri-menopause
Weight concerns
General inflammation or just feeling unwell

Who this is NOT for:

You might not be a good fit if:

You aren't willing to do something different to see something different
We do not treat MCAS, Lyme disease, or active cancers and would refer out to specialists for those conditions if we suspect that may be going on for you.

We're looking to work with people who are ready to change the course of their health and the way that they age from here on out.

Do we sound like we would work well together? Let’s get to work building the healthiest you from the ground up. Sign up at the link above.

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What's Next

At the conclusion of your Get to the Root program, you will automatically enroll in our Stay Grounded monthly membership, reserving your spot in our small functional medicine practice and ensuring follow up and review on any pending labs.

In Stay Grounded, you will also continue your access to our premium content, courses, & community as well as your supplement discount among other membership perks. Each quarter, you can schedule a complimentary doctor session and dietitian session to keep you on track and connected with your team. You can continue in Stay Grounded as long as you like! You can read more about a Stay Grounded membership here.

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