What is primary care?
Unfortunately, our bodies do not come with instruction manuals. As we age, we oftentimes find ourselves with ever-increasing and complex medical issues. It is the purpose of primary care to aid in the understanding of these disease processes and come up with effective treatment plans. Many diseases initially present themselves with minor symptoms and if diagnosed early, can be limited in the damage they do to the patient. This is the case with hypertension (high blood pressure), diabetes, high cholesterol, thyroid disease and many autoimmune diseases (e.g. Lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, etc.). In primary care, we diagnose and treat the vast majority of medical issues troubling patients and prescribe treatment accordingly. Too often, many patients circumvent primary care and go to hospitals hoping to get treatment. By doing this, these patients often subject themselves to unnecessary testing which may not lead them any closer to correct treatment. It is not that hospitals are not helpful, but that hospital systems are designed to address the acute, and life-threatening, not the chronic and non-life-threatening. Here at Partida Corona Medical Center, we have outfitted ourselves with in house lab drawings, various CLIA-waived laboratory testing as well as spirometry, EKG and ultrasound (whole body and vascular). In applying these diagnostic services we can usually avoid hospitalization for the majority of our patients.
•No enrollment fee for established patients or those referred by members.
•Simple/affordable/clear membership pricing. $75 per month.
•You will never be charged COPAYS or deal with insurance hassles.
•Our pricing for any additional service will be shared beforehand.
•Same day or next day scheduling is the norm, not the exception. Many of our patient care can also be provided remotely via videoconferencing, phone calls, texts, etc.
•Extended, relaxed office visits with your specific medical needs taking priority.
•Ongoing preventative and wellness visits with quarterly basic labs included in your membership.
•Physicals for school, sports, work, DMV forms and FMLA has done in a timely manner.
•Pre-Operative Clearance services available, including ECHO if needed.
•Chronic care management (such as Diabetes, HTN, COPD, cardiovascular disease, hyperlipidemia, etc.)
•Discounts on labs and prescriptions prices, often even below cost compared to insured patient pricing.
Although we do have cash pay one-time visit pricing as well, it has been my experience that when patients only have to pay at the time of service, they oftentimes delay care to their detriment. Too often I have seen patients that have had longstanding untreated diabetes or hypertension, which resulted in renal failure or multiple hospitalizations, or urgent care visits. These very expensive results of delay in care are often avoided when the care is paid for ahead of time with membership. Instead of fearing the cost of each visit, patients become proactive about addressing their medical needs as soon as they arise.
Free with membership
•EKG (Electrocardiogram)
•Spirometry
•Breathing Treatments
•Urinalysis
•Urine Pregnancy
•Quarterly Basic Labs as indicated on the price list.
•CoVid-19 Testing
At Additional Cost
•Incision and drainage of skin abscess
•Rapid Strep test
•Flu swab test
•Rapid HIV
•COVID Testing
•Injections of anti-nausea medications
•Antibiotic injections
•Steroid injections
•Cryotherapy- freezing warts, age spots
•Joint injections
•US studies
•X-ray
•Mobile Xray, US or lab services
Basic Lab Work (free with membership on a quarterly basis)
- CBC (1007)……………………. 5
- CMP (9179)…….…………….. 5
- LIPID (173) ..…….……….…. 5
- TSH (2835)….……………….. 5
- FREE T3 (4273)……………. 5
- FREE T4 (2823)……………. 5
Diabetic Labs
Urinary Microalbumin (4891)………………..…5
GI Labs
Pylori breath test (5591)………………55
STD Labs
Chlamydia TMA Urine (5399)…..…15
Acute Hepatitis Panel (9325).……..20
HIV (3540)……………………………10
Herpes Titers (4592).…………….…20
RPR (3500) …………………………10
T Palladium Ab(4581)………………25*
*Only done if RPR is positive.
Vitamin Levels
Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy (4958)……….15
Other lab work pricing shared with the client prior to collection.
