Pricing & Cost
Understand the True Cost of Your Treatment
We hear from patients who tell us they found a cheaper option nearby. We welcome that conversation — because once you understand what you're comparing, the picture looks very different. Not all hyperbaric oxygen therapy is the same, and the difference matters for your health.
Insurance Coverage
Your treatment may cost you nothing out of pocket.
Bay Area Hyperbarics is certified and accepts reimbursement for some conditions (we can help you understand which) from most major insurance carriers, including Medicare, Kaiser, Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield, United Health Care and Cigna. Many patients pay little to nothing for their treatment once prior authorization is obtained.
We are on your side.
Our Patient Care Coordinators do everything in their power to help you get covered. If your diagnosis is covered by insurance, they handle 100% of the prior authorization process — so you can focus on healing, not paperwork.
We don't decide who qualifies.
Your insurance company does. Our job is to make the strongest possible case on your behalf and guide you through every step of the process.
We meet the standards to bill insurance.
Many other HBOT facilities do not meet the clinical and credentialing standards required to bill insurance or Medicare. We do, and we always have.
WHAT's COVERED
Diagnoses covered by Medicare and most major insurance carriers for hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Not sure if your diagnosis qualifies? Call us. Our Patient Care Coordinators will review your situation personally and contact your insurance company on your behalf. There is no charge for this — it's part of how we care for our patients. Note that while most major insurance companies cover the following diagnoses, we cannot guarantee that your carrier will cover your diagnosis or that your coverage will qualify. It depends on your specific policy. We are on your side and will do our best to advocate for you.
Sudden hearing loss
Time-critical treatment to restore hearing within days. Medicare does not cover SHL.
Non-healing flaps and grafts
Time-critical treatment to restore hearing within days
Osteomyelitis (bone Infection)
Pressurized oxygen eliminates bone infections and rebuilds bone
Radiation Injury
Delayed radiation injury to the bladder, jaw, breast, abdomen, and pelvis
Why our price may be lower than you think
"I found a cheaper place." Here's what you need to know.
We receive calls from patients who believe they've found lower-cost alternatives. In almost every case, they are not comparing equivalent treatments. Here's what to ask.
Some other facilities
What "cheaper" usually means once you look at what's actually included.
Bay Area Hyperbarics
Hospital-grade HBOT, delivered the way decades of clinical research define it.
60-minute sessions
Listed and priced as the same "treatment." Clinical evidence does not support 60-minute sessions for most diagnoses.
90-minute sessions.
The duration used in all clinical research demonstrating healing.
Soft-sided chambers
Limited to 1.3 to 1.5 ATA with only 39 to 80% oxygen concentration.
FDA-approved hard chambers.
Hard-sided monoplace chambers operating at 1.5 to 2.5 ATA, the clinically proven range.
Oxygen concentrators.
Non-FDA-approved hard chambers using concentrators that cannot reliably deliver 100% O₂ at 2.0 ATA or above. Typical output is closer to 80%.
100% medical-grade oxygen.
Delivered through a mask, with the chamber pressurized by air. The safest protocol.
Out of pocket only.
Cannot bill insurance or Medicare. Patients pay every time.
Insurance and Medicare accepted.
Credentialed to bill major carriers including Kaiser, Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield, United Health Care, Cigna and Medicare.
The bottom line on cost
Our 90-minute sessions are priced lower than facilities that advertise 60-minute sessions at a comparable price point. When you divide cost by actual treatment time — and factor in that 60-minute sessions lack clinical evidence of healing — our value is significantly higher.
Our treatments do cost more than facilities using soft chambers or oxygen concentrators. They should — our treatments work at the level proven by research and consistent with what hospital-based programs provide. Theirs do not.
Clinical standards & safety
Why our standard of care is higher — and why it matters.
Some facilities claim their staff is "trained." In many cases, that training was provided by the salesperson who sold them their chamber. At Bay Area Hyperbarics, our clinical standards are set by the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) and other recognized standards bodies.
Medical Director trained in hyperbaric medicine
Our Medical Director holds specialized training in hyperbaric medicine and provides clinical oversight of all treatment protocols.
Practitioner onsite during every treatment
A Nurse Practitioner is present during patient treatments, ensuring medical oversight is available in real time — not just on call.
EMT-certified technicians
Every hyperbaric technician holds Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certification and is trained to manage any medical event.
Certified hyperbaric technologists
Every shift is staffed by a Certified Hyperbaric Technologist (CHT) — the highest credential in the field.
Liquid oxygen, not concentrators
We use liquid oxygen converted to gas, delivered by mask. Oxygen concentrators used by other facilities cannot reliably achieve 100% oxygen at therapeutic pressures.
FDA-approved equipment
Our monoplace chambers are FDA-approved, from a manufacturer with a 40-year safety record — with zero accidents attributable to their equipment.
Extended formal training
All technicians complete a minimum of 40 hours of accredited hyperbaric training courses, plus over one month of supervised in-house clinical training before treating patients independently.
Still have questions?
Ask us directly — we welcome your questions.
We know choosing a hyperbaric clinic is an important decision. We encourage you to ask us anything. Tell us what another facility quoted you and we will walk you through exactly what you'd be getting and why it's different. We are confident in the value we provide.
Our Patient Care Coordinators are available Monday–Friday, 8 am–5 pm.
Schedule a free phone consultation
Our team will review your diagnosis, check your insurance coverage, and answer every question you have — at no charge.
