With most insurances you do not need a referral from us to see your specialist; however, if you have some BCBS and Aetna plans you may need us to do a referral for you. First, in order to provide the referral, this medical issue must have been discussed with your physician at an office visit. Your doctor will start the referral, and we MUST get it authorized by your insurance company before you can even see the specialist, or you will have to pay for the visit out of pocket. Getting these authorizations can take a minimum of 48 hours up to a week. Please be patient, we are not trying to delay your care, it’s up to your insurance company to approve the referral. If you change the provider after we have started the process, it will delay the referral. As soon as it is approved we will forward the authorization to your specialist, as we have already sent them your information prior to getting the authorization.