Appointment and Payment Information

We know money is often hard to come by and you make your choices carefully, specially when it comes to your health. You know there’s something shady about bargaining’ when it comes to healthcare that affects your future. Here at Northland, we treat you with the dignity and respect you deserve and offer you quality care at moderate fees and we have financial assistance for you, if you need it.

Choose your provider as if your future depended on it...because it does.

For your convenience, we have immediate appointments available for a variety of services, on a variety of days and times, and at three locations. When you schedule an appointment, we will explain your options and the fees for your chosen services and we fully answer your questions.

Remember, Standard Pregnancy Tests do not require an appointment and are FREE. And, because time is of great importance – the Emergency Contraceptive Treatment does not require an appointment and most of our services have immediate appointments available.

ABOUT THIS SECTION

We have no 'hidden fees' or 'surprise' charges like some providers may have. Here, in this section you will read about all our regular, inclusive charges, the special options you can chooseto add on and the financial assistance that may be available to help you take good care of yourself.

We have learned from you that you want the choice to make your appointment work around your schedule, to choose who will be with you and especially, to have choices in pain management.

So, in this section you will read about all of these choices and see which might be right for you. In this section, you'll see a partial list of the many Insurance Companies that have credentialed

Northland as a valued provider. We will gladly check your insurance benefits prior to your appointment to see if your medical service is a covered benefit.

Also in this section, you will see links to full descriptions of all our services and even a list of special instructions on how to be prepared for your appointment day, which you can print out to have handy.

WE BELIEVE

You deserve options and choices to make your experience fit your lifestyle and needs. We encourage women to reach their own unique potential and live healthy lives.

You will remember us as the warm and safe place where you were treated with dignity and respect and received the highest quality care that can only come from both our expertise and our hearts.

WE PROMISE

To be your partner in healthcare. We honor your choices and we listen. We honor your time and we keep appointments. We promise to keep your wait time to a minimum, and we also promise you that we will spend as long as you need in each and every area of our center. We promise to answer your questions and offer you the finest care available.

We have learned from you what matters most in your healthcare experience, whether it is for gynecological care or abortion care. And we made it happen. Most important: We'll keep asking you how we can make your experience even better.

Here, at Northland, it's all about you!

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Quality Care Fees
Your healthcare is not 'for sale'. Here at Northland, we offer you the highest quality care at a moderate cost and we offer financial assistance. There are no 'hidden fees'. Read about our standard fees and the many choices you may want to add. And you can fill many of Rx's here at our On Site Pharmacy for less cost and NO hassles!

Insurance Coverage
Northland is a credentialed healthcare provider, including Michigan's PLAN FIRST! FREE family planning services. Check the many insurance companies that trust us with your care. Call us if you don't see your insurance carrier - new companies seek us out regularly and we will check your coverage for you - for both abortion and gynecological care.

Gynecological Care Options
On time appointments, here 1 hour or less and the most up-to-date testing and birth control options. Remember, reproductive health is not just about birth control. Read about all of our Reproductive Health services, including new choices you see in the box to the right.

Abortion Care Options
We are pleased to offer you several choices in appointment plans, comfort options for pain management and even choices about the type of abortion you think is best for you. We know this is a time when so much feels out of your control. Here, you can control many facets of your abortion experience.

Appointment Options for Surgical Abortion Patients
As a result of feedback from you, our patients, we are pleased to offer appointment options with shorter waiting times, partner support or total privacy. Please remember quality care for every woman is our pledge. In these options, only the time changes.

Special Comfort Options for Pain Management
One of the most commonly asked questions, and often the first question women ask, is “Does it hurt a lot?” We don't think it has to. Northland Family Planning Center is pleased to offer our patients a full Anesthesia Program with unique pain management that helps you relax and offers you choices, including Deep IV Sedation for a pain-free abortion, so you can have some control over this part of your abortion experience.

You know best what is tolerable and what is ‘pain' for you. Check out: Looking at Physical & Emotional Pain and then read about the choices we offer so you can choose what's best for you and your needs: Anesthesia Program-Special Comfort Options.

Special Appointment Day Instructions
for Abortion Care
You've done quite a bit of thinking and planning to decide, schedule and make arrangements for your abortion. We know this can be a challenging time for you, so consider printing these instructions out as a checklist for your appointment day.

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Quality Care Fees

We are honored you have chosen us as your partner in your reproductive health care. Northland Family Planning Centers have a fair-pricing policy. Our prices are as quoted, with no hidden fees or extra charges. In fact, we work hard to keep our fees affordable while keeping your quality care our highest priority. Throughout this section, and our entire website, you will see fees openly discussed. We will also review all fees when you call us for your appointment. After all, we know you want a partner in your healthcare that looks after you.

Be wary of providers who put your healthcare ON SALE!

We know times are hard for many of us right now. We are proud to be approved providers of Michigan's PLAN FIRST!, a program that allows us to provide FREE family planning services to women who qualify. We can help you go through the qualification process. We believe money should not stand in the way of your working to be responsible for your health, so please let us help you.

Financial assistance is available for abortion care through other sources. We know it can be hard to say you need help, but we are proud to help you and will continue our commitment to treating you with the respect and dignity you deserve as we work with you to meet your need.

On-site pharmacy
Our on-site pharmacy offers many of the medications prescribed here, including the Morning After Pill, several birth control options and post-surgery medications. No hassles in public pharmacies! AND, our prices are much less!

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Insurance Coverage

Northland Centers are credentialed by insurance companies. We participate with most insurance and managed care groups. We are proud of our high standing within the medical community and have passed every inspection and credentialing process with flying colors.

The following is a “short list” of the insurance groups who have contracted with Northland. Most insurers do cover reproductive health care, both gynecological and abortion care. We will be glad to call your insurance company to see if your medical service is covered.

• NEW PLAN FIRST! coverage
  Northland is a certified provider for the State of Michigan
• Blue Cross/Blue Shield
• Blue Care Network
• HAP Network
• PPOM
• Cigna
• Aetna US Healthcare
• Mcare PPO
• Mcare (abortion care only)
• Total Healthcare (abortion care only)

PLEASE BRING YOUR INSURANCE CARD AND IDENTIFICATION TO ALL APPOINTMENTS.

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Gynecological Care Options

We treat women of reproductive age primarily for well-woman care and contraception. If you are over age 45, you need a specialized type of gynecology care, for pre and postmenopausal issues. We have several community referrals available.

We have many programs for the many health needs of women in their reproductive years. And, remember, reproductive healthcare is not just about sex or birth control. Protect your future fertility. Read all about Reproductive Healthcare here at Northland.

Special appointment day instructions
for our Gynecological Care Patients

Take a good look at all our service options for Reproductive Healthcare.

We keep your appointment to an hour or less because we know your time is valuable.

ON THE DAY OF YOUR APPOINTMENT:
Bring your insurance card and identification to your appointment. Before the day of appointment, make sure we have verified insurance coverage.

Remember, our standard Annual Exam fee INCLUDES your pap smear. You will not receive an additional bill from a laboratory as with other providers. However, please be aware that additional tests require additional lab fees for processing (i.e. chlamydia cultures, urine cultures, gonorrhea cultures.) Bring ID, especially if planning on using Visa, MasterCard, insurance or writing a check.

Payment is expected in full at the time of your appointment. We accept cash, Visa or MasterCard and personal checks. Remember, we accept most insurance plans, but we need to verify your coverage BEFORE you come in for your appointment.

Remember to print out your money-saving coupon.

We are holding a place for you.
If for any reason you cannot keep your appointment, please call us.
If you are not coming, let us offer the place to someone else.
Thank you!

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Abortion Care Options

Northland has been a recognized specialist in abortion care from 4 – 24 weeks of pregnancy since 1976. You deserve the best care. You can trust us to care for both your physical and emotional health.

If you have not already read about our abortion care services, click on the option below that interests you to read more about the service. Fees will vary. Many insurance companies do cover abortion care services. Call and let us check your insurance company.

Please feel free to call, ask questions
or talk about these options in more detail.

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Early Non-Surgical Abortion
(Abortion Pill)

Early Surgical Abortion

Abortion Care Services

Special 1st Trimester Care

Special 2nd Trimester Care

NORTHLAND EXCLUSIVE!
1-Day D & E (2nd trimester) Abortion

One of the lab services we provide is testing your blood type. If your blood type is Rh-negative, there is the additional charge for the needed Rhogam, given to protect future pregnancies.

While you are here, you will receive post-surgery prescriptions. Additionally, if you want and you qualify medically, a free starter packet of birth control pills will be given to you. You can purchase both the medications and additional birth control pills from our On Site Pharmacy.

NEW! Now you can start Depo Provera (the birth control shot) on the day of your abortion surgery. Ask us about it when you call to make your abortion appointment.

Appointment Options for
Surgical Abortion Care Patients

As a result of feedback from you, our patients, we are pleased to offer appointment options with shorter waiting times, complete privacy and the choice to have someone come with you through much of your time with us. Please remember quality care for EVERY woman is our pledge. In these options, only the time changes. Please let us know if any of these options interest you when you schedule your appointment.

Private patient option
For those patients who prefer an appointment when no other patients are in the center, we offer a completely private abortion. If you would feel more comfortable accompanied by your partner or significant other, he or she may join you throughout the visit once your counseling session has been completed. The fee for this completely private option is $700 and includes the cost of a first trimester abortion surgery and the extra comfort, deep sedation medication package. The fee will be adjusted for second trimester abortion care patients.

Partner/ Special Someone support option
You may want your partner, friend or parent to stay with you during much of your pre-abortion care. This option makes that extra allowance possible. You and your special support person come into the clinic a day or two ahead of your appointment. They may join you throughout, but we will meet with you privately for a conversation about your decision. This option also reduces the time required for preparation on the day of your procedure and allows you to be seen prior to other patients. The charge for this special option is $100 in addition to your abortion care fees.

Here, everyone is a V.I.P., but we work to meet your special needs as well.

For those of you with tight schedules, childcare concerns or those who would prefer to reduce the length of the time spent in our center, these options are available: FAST TRACK SAME DAY: You can choose to be seen before the other patients that are scheduled ahead of you. The charge for this special option is $100 in addition to your abortion fee.

FAST TRACK TWO DAY: You may come into the clinic a day or two ahead of your appointment to complete your lab work, ultrasound, paperwork and counseling session. Your partner or significant other may join you throughout on the first day of your visit. This reduces the time required for pre-surgery preparation on the day of your procedure and allows your support person to be with you and for you to be seen prior to other patients. The charge for this special option is also $100 in addition to your abortion fee.

PLEASE NOTE: Insurance companies do not cover the additional expense of these options.

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Special Comfort Options for Pain Management

Northland's Holistic Approach to Controlling Pain &
Northland's Full Anesthesia Program
One of the most commonly asked questions, and often the first question women ask, is “Does it hurt a lot?” We don't think it has to. Northland Family Planning Center is pleased to offer our patients a unique pain management approach that helps you relax and offers you anesthesia choices so you can have some control over this part of your abortion experience.

It may be helpful to start her at Looking at Physical & Emotional Pain to really know what will work for you!

Then, Click here to read about our full Anesthesia Program, comfort methods and more choices you may want to add on. Here, you will read about our 3 levels of sedation, Standard, Moderate and Deep. Standard sedation is a light sedation that is included in your abortion care fee.

Our Deep IV sedation offers a pain-free abortion. Keeping our commitment to quality and safety, our Anesthesia Program has been developed according to the highest national standards, with the best equipment, highly trained, licensed and certified CRNAs and RNs, an individualized care plan, special information for you to read before you choose and a specially designed Take-Home

Packet to care for yourself at home for the first 24 hours.

Other providers may claim to have an anesthesia program when, in fact, they offer lesser medications. See the page, Anesthesia Program, to have your questions answered and questions offered for you to check out other providers. You're safety is our concern!

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Special Appointment Day Instructions
for our Abortion Care Patients

BEFORE YOUR APPOINTMENT:
Take a good look at all our service options for Reproductive Healthcare. We keep your appointment to an hour or less because we know your time is valuable. Before the day of your appointment, make sure we have verified your insurance coverage.

• NO aspirin products for 48 hours before your appointment.
• Talk with us about any health or heart condition and any medications you are taking,
• No alcohol or recreation drugs for 24 hours before your appointment,
• Ask about instructions for eating or drinking on the day of your appointment.
• Anesthesia patients will have additional instructions, determined individually when you call to make your appointment.

ON THE DAY OF YOUR ABORTION APPOINTMENT:

• Take a warm bath or shower.
• Wear a sanitary pad in your underwear (no thongs).
• Bring an extra sanitary pad (not mini panty liners)
• Expect to be at the Center for four (4) hours.
• In order to receive sedating medication, you must have someone drive you home. Please follow the instructions about eating or drinking that you were given when you made your appointment. These instructions will make a difference in your ability to receive pain medication/anesthesia.
• Bring only 1 guest, please. Our waiting room is not set up for the needs of children.
• Alert us to any medication you are taking or any medical conditions you have, for your safety
• Bring ID, please. The state requires us to check valid identification.
• Comply with the state 24-Hour Waiting Period law. Make sure that you have received the written and verbal State Mandated Information (SMI) at least 24 hours prior to your surgery. If you are getting this information off the internet, YOU MUST PRINT OUT THE CONFIRMATION PAGE AND BRING IT TO US ON THE DAY OF YOUR APPOINTMENT. You can obtain this information here: State Mandated Information.
• Bring your insurance card. We accept most insurance plans, but we need to verify your coverage BEFORE you come in for your appointment. Remember to bring your insurance card.
• Payment is expected in full at the time of your appointment. If you need financial assistance, let us know so we can be prepared for you when you arrive. We accept check, cash, Visa or MasterCard. We accept most insurance plans, but we need to verify your coverage BEFORE you come in for your appointment.
• Download and print a PDF of the Instructions.

You may be given several prescriptions before you leave. You can fill these here at our On Site Pharmacy for a much lower fee than in retail pharmacies and with none of the hassles!

Remember to print out your money-saving coupon.

We are holding a place for you.
If for any reason you cannot keep your appointment, please call us.
If you are not coming, let us offer the place to someone else.
Thank you!

1-800-447-7354

We look forward to beginning a conversation with you!
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provide even better service, please let us know.
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