Arrowhead Orthopaedics

I would give 0 stars if it was an option. I'll share my experience to help others and you can determine for yourself. Made my initial appointment for an exam, took over an hour to be seen, even though I had a appt. Took x-rays and than waited for the Dr. I was charged $300 for the initial consultation, which lasted all of 10 minutes, no examination, just showed me the x-rays and pretty much said there was nothing that could be done. He did say I could try physical therapy & get a cortizone injection every three months, which I was charged $167 to stick a needle in my shoulder, plus the medicine. After getting $300 to see me, I felt that was outrageous! Not to mention the pain for the next few days was worse then the actual arthritis I suffer from! Of course I was not made aware to expect that and it is normal. To sum up my insurance company was charged almost $600 for this visit and of course I had to pay my share, which was close to half. For the money spent, I don't feel I learned an