Treatment Programs and Pricing
Initia Nova in Cherry Hill is a specialty medical practice that strives to treat the whole person, mentally, physically and emotionally. Traditional medicine often falls short of delivering the results many patients need, leaving them frustrated and without lasting solutions. That’s why we offer a more individualized, comprehensive approach to your health, guided by the latest science and clinical expertise.
We understand that navigating the healthcare system can be overwhelming, and many of the advanced treatments available today such as ketamine infusion therapy and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy are not yet covered by insurance. So to provide you with the highest quality care, maintain confidentiality, and avoid restrictions imposed by insurance companies, Initia Nova is not in-network with insurers for most of our services and programs. This direct relationship between you and the physician, allows us to spend more time with you, and focus on what’s truly best for your health.
Insurance Services: However, we are excited to announce that, through our partnership at Big Leap Health, we are also able to offer Spravato (intranasal esketamine) covered by commercial or private insurance. While these services are covered for eligible patients (minus your deductible and copays), please note that Medicare and Medicaid are not accepted. This expansion provides you with more flexible and affordable treatment options. At this time, we are in-network for Spravato with Horizon BCBS, Aetna, Cigna/Evernorth, and United Healthcare/Optum).
Your Path to Better Health
We offer several ways for you to interact with Initia Nova in Cherry Hill, from individual appointments to comprehensive treatment programs. Whether you’re looking for cutting-edge therapies like ketamine infusions, or need personalized care for mental health, addiction, pain management, or metabolic health for weight loss or reducing cardiovascular risk, we’ve designed our services to address a wide range of needs. If you would like to schedule a free phone evaluation with our physician, please fill out our New Patient Intake Form first so you can tell us more about your background, what you have tried so far and your treatment goals. At the top menu of our homepage, select Resources, Patient Forms, and then New Patient Intake Form. You can also read about the details of treatment on the Information and Consent Forms for Ketamine, Spravato and TMS. Then reply to your text or email to let us know you would like a consult, and what your availability is.
Payment and Insurance Information: Since we are not in-network with insurance for most services such as ketamine infusion therapy, KAP, TMS for pain, and specialized programs, the cost is out-of-pocket.
Payment is due at the time of service via cash, check, credit card, Venmo or HSA/FSA. Financing options are available through care Credit.
Ketamine infusion therapy has about a 70% response rate for treatment-resistant depression. While some patients start to receive benefits after just a few infusions, others don’t show improvement until their sixth or seventh. So if you are going to spend time and money on this therapy, it is recommended that you do at least eight infusions.
IV ketamine treatment starts with a series of infusions twice a week for three to four weeks until you begin to see improvement, then they are spread out. Most patients tend to need maintenance infusions about once a month. And while some patients prefer to relax, listen to music, and let the medication do all the work, others benefit greatly from doing therapy during their infusion. Read about Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy below and our Ketamine Infusion Therapy FAQ on the website to learn more.
Includes initial evaluation by a physician, eight ketamine infusions over four to six weeks, and text or email communication with your physician: $3400 - Maintenance infusions after the program ends (if needed). $450
Initial evaluation is $300. Each infusion is $550 for the first 6, then $450 each
“No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.” – Albert Einstein. With ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, you’ll work with one of our experienced trauma therapists during your infusion. The relaxation and mild dissociation you experience during the infusion can help you feel more comfortable processing negative emotions and memories associated with PTSD, depression, anxiety, OCD, and eating disorders.
Includes initial evaluation by a physician, eight ketamine infusions over four to six weeks, and text or email communication with your physician: $3400 + the fee of the therapist. Maintenance infusions after the program ends (if needed). $450
Initial evaluation is $300. Each infusion is $550 for the first 6, then $450 each
Initia Nova collaborates with some of the most experienced trauma therapists in the Nation, and we work together to provide the most effective treatment possible. You will have 1-3 sessions with the therapist prior to starting infusions. The cost of therapy is separate and paid directly to the therapist. Their cost will be listed on their website and detailed in your evaluation with them, but typically costs around $150 – $250 per session.
Traditional TMS entails going to your doctor’s office every day, five days a week, for four-to-eight weeks. A typical TMS session lasts 37.5 minutes plus setup time. Insurance companies are starting to cover a portion of the treatment.
At Initia Nova, we use the Express TMS system from MagVenture with advanced theta burst technology. This treatment lasts just over 9 minutes, and thus you can receive more than one treatment in a day, although they must be separated by an hour. This is ideal for those whose demands of work, childcare, or life in general, make it very difficult to go to treatment every day.
Our TMS program starts with treatment 2 to 3 days a week, with each treatment day lasting between 2 and 5 hours depending on your availability and the agreed-upon schedule between you and our physician, for a total of 6 to 18 treatment days over 3-6 weeks (compared to 30 to 40 treatment days of traditional TMS). As we create individual treatment plans for each client, there can be some variations of this. Additionally, you are able to drive yourself home after your treatment and have no restrictions on the rest of your day.
Combining TMS with psychotherapy can be helpful. In addition, TMS can be combined with ketamine infusion therapy when appropriate.
*Note: although the 3-minute theta burst treatment is FDA-approved, the accelerated protocol of multiple treatments in a day is not yet FDA-approved and is considered an off-label application. Therefore, insurance does not cover it.
6-18 treatment days for a total of 36 nine-minute treatment sessions: $5900
9-minute treatments: $100 (or 1 day of 5 treatments for $450)
NAD+ therapy is included in some programs at Initia Nova such as our comprehensive depression, alcohol, opiate, and post-concussion headache programs. Additionally, NAD+ can be added to any program for $200 per 500 mg of NAD+.
Designed for patients with frequent headaches that significantly interfere with your life, functioning or happiness, or whom have already tried multiple other treatments with minimal success. Program includes:
Alcohol use disorder and opioid use disorder are neurobiological diseases and deserves to be treated as such. While an inpatient detox can cost $10,000, and a 30-day rehab up to $30,000, these often have little long-term success. Traditional 12-step programs have about a 5% success rate of sobriety after a year. Additionally, most outpatient programs require you to work around their schedule and participate in group counseling.
At Initia Nova, we tailor an individual program to meet your needs. Our concierge medicine program starts with a thorough assessment with our physician, who then develops an individualized treatment program specific to you. The doctor will prescribe you medications and explain how to use them. We recommend you also work with a therapist as you start to learn to live without these substances and the unique challenges that might present for you.
You will initially work closely and speak frequently with the doctor to adjust medications which is vitally important in the first few weeks of treatment as you deal with cravings, anxiety, and insomnia. This may include in-office visits, phone calls or text with our secure texting app called Spruce, whichever is best for your situation and confidentiality.
Once we find the right combination of medications for you, we will start ketamine infusion therapy to further help reset your brain’s neurochemistry to its normal level of functioning. We also use NAD+ brain restoration infusions to maximize neural cell health and improve energy and sleep. many patients benefit from continuing with vivitrol injections as well.
Through our maintenance therapy program, we retrain your brain to first learn to live without alcohol or opiates, and then learn to love your new life and all the joys that go with it. We help you cope in the real world, where alcohol and drugs still exists, but you are able to choose not to use them, while enjoying the comforts of living at home and the ability to go to work. It is this close interaction and access to your physician, and advanced medical treatments that makes this program unique and provides the highest chance of success.
Our physician will do a free phone consultation and decide if you qualify for our program. If you would then like a formal in-office evaluation, the cost is $500. If you enroll in the program this fee will be deducted from the cost of the program. Email us today for more information: info@myinitianova.com.
For many people that struggle with alcoholism, the disease controls their life. It often interferes with relationships, and work and can cause legal troubles like DUI. Most of these clients need to strive for complete abstinence from alcohol.
But there are many other people that still function well in work and their relationships, and can safely enjoy alcohol, but are starting to realize that they drink more than they would like. Some only drink on weekends but drink excessively. Others have noticed that they are starting to drink almost daily and desire to reduce the amount and frequency that they drink.
If you or your loved ones are noticing that your alcohol intake is becoming a bit too excessive, and you do not have significant depression or anxiety, our Moderate Drinking Program might be right for you. Dr. Sullivan will review several medication options to help you achieve a safer way for you to enjoy alcohol.
Treatment-resistant depression can be debilitating and significantly interfere with not only your happiness but your ability to work and function. Often it is more difficult to treat as it is co-occurring with anxiety, PTSD, drug or alcohol abuse, and insomnia. These conditions didn’t develop overnight, and thus require time and effort to treat appropriately.
At Initia Nova, we have developed a comprehensive treatment program to help you achieve your new beginning and start enjoying life again. Your journey begins with an advanced form of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) called theta burst. We use an accelerated protocol, so you don’t have to have treatment every day like traditional TMS.
You will then start ketamine infusion therapy, or ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP adds additional cost paid directly to the therapist). If necessary we may combine TMS and ketamine for some treatments. Once you start improving we will begin infusions of NAD+ to maximize your overall health and well being. We encourage you to participate in individual psychotherapy outside of the program as well.
We can help refer you to a therapist if needed. We will gladly communicate with your existing therapist or psychiatrist about your care. You will have the ability to communicate with your physician via a secure texting app or email. If you are ready to start a new chapter in your life and invest in yourself, this is the program for you.
Includes initial medical and psychological evaluation by a physician, ketamine infusion therapy (at least 8 infusions), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) (at least 36 sessions), NAD+ infusions, and text communication with your physician