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Get expert nutrition care for your thyroid and metabolic health — covered by your insurance, with no surprises. Through my partnership with Berry Street, most major insurance plans cover medical nutrition therapy with a $0 out-of-pocket cost for eligible clients.
When you book through Berry Street, your insurance covers personalized 1:1 Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) sessions, the same evidence-based clinical care I provide to my self-pay clients, simply billed through your insurance plan.
Inclusions list:
Initial MNT Assessment — a comprehensive nutrition evaluation tied to your thyroid or metabolic diagnosis
Follow-Up MNT Visits — ongoing personalized nutrition counseling, plan adjustments, and progress tracking
Diagnosis-supported care — MNT for thyroid conditions (Hashimoto's, Graves', hypothyroid, hyperthyroid), metabolic conditions, weight management, and other eligible diagnoses
Most major plans cover MNT for thyroid and metabolic diagnoses at $0 copay, but every plan is different. We run a free benefits check before your first session, so you know exactly what your coverage looks like — no billing surprises.
I am credentialed with most major insurance carriers, including:
Carrier list:
Aetna
Blue Cross Blue Shield
United Healthcare
(and many more — we will check your specific plan during your free benefits verification)
Step 1: Verify Your Coverage
Click Check My Coverage to run a free benefits check for your insurance plan. You’ll find out exactly what’s covered, what your copay is (often $0), and what’s not before you book.
Step 2: Schedule Your First Visit
Once your benefits are confirmed, you’ll book your Initial MNT Assessment directly through the secure booking system.
Step 3: Begin Your Care
We meet virtually for your assessment, build your personalized nutrition plan, and continue with follow-up visits as needed, all billed through your insurance, with you typically paying $0 or a small copay.
Insurance covers individual Medical Nutrition Therapy sessions. It does not cover bundled programs, courses, or content — because those aren’t billable MNT services.
If you’re interested in my 12-Week Thyroid Reset Program ($1,995) or my self-paced Thyroid Protocol Course ($97), both are cash-pay options available directly on my My Services and Programs pages. Many clients use HSA or FSA funds for these.
Insurance MNT and cash-pay programs work beautifully together. Many clients start with insurance-covered MNT and graduate into the program when they’re ready for deeper, more structured support.
Insurance-covered MNT is ideal if:
You have insurance through one of the carriers I accept.
You have a thyroid, metabolic, or related diagnosis that qualifies for MNT coverage.
You’d like to begin nutrition counseling without an out-of-pocket cost.
You live in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Illinois, or DC.
If you don’t have insurance, have a high-deductible plan, or want a more structured multi-week program with messaging support and bundled content, my cash-pay My Service Page and Programs are designed for you instead.
Important: All services are for educational guidance and medical nutrition therapy within my LDN scope of practice. I do not prescribe medications, hormone replacement therapy, or peptide therapies. All prescriptions are issued independently by a licensed medical provider following a separate clinical evaluation.
Desiree Green, MS, CNS, LDN — author of It’s Not About the Diet, doctoral candidate in clinical nutrition at Notre Dame of Maryland (NDMU), with a Master’s in Nutrition & Integrative Health from NDMU and clinical training through the University of Maryland Psychiatric Research Center. Licensed in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Illinois, and the District of Columbia.
I bring research-grade clinical training and lived experience, having walked the thyroid healing path myself, to every client I work with.
Click Check My Coverage and complete the benefits check. It takes a few minutes, costs nothing, and gives you a clear answer about coverage, copays, and visit limits before you ever book.
If we can’t verify coverage for your plan, my cash-pay 1:1 services start at $250 for a Comprehensive Thyroid Assessment. Many clients use HSA or FSA funds for these. Visit my [Services page] for details.
Some plans require a referral; many don’t. The benefits check will tell you for sure. If a referral is needed, your primary care provider can write one, and Berry Street can guide you through the process.
This depends on your specific plan. Many plans cover 3–12 MNT visits per year for thyroid and metabolic diagnoses; some cover more. Your benefits check will show the exact amount.
All sessions are virtual and conducted through Berry Street’s secure, HIPAA-compliant telehealth platform. As long as you’re a resident of MD, PA, DE, IL, or DC, we can work together from anywhere.
Many clients do. You can begin with insurance-covered MNT to build the foundation, then enroll in the 12-Week Thyroid Reset when you’re ready for deeper, structured support. The two work together — insurance handles the clinical visits, the program adds the messaging support, between-session accountability, and content that insurance doesn’t reimburse for.
The clinical content is similar. The differences are administrative: insurance billing is governed by what insurance reimburses (visit length, diagnosis code, documentation). The cash-pay Assessment is longer (90 minutes), bills you directly, and gives us more flexibility in what we cover. If you have insurance that covers MNT and a qualifying diagnosis, start with insurance. If not, the cash-pay route is built for you.
Running a benefits check takes a few minutes, costs nothing, and tells you exactly what your insurance will cover. The fastest way to start your thyroid healing journey is to know your options.