When I've had acupuncture they've put a heat lamp over me, which feels really nice. (And when I went in with a stiff neck recently, he put these huge, heavy pads that felt like slabs of hot clay on my back and neck, which was amazing!). Anyway, it seems like you might be able to find cheaper? The guy around the corner from our house charged $30 for over an hour of treatment, and my friend (who is an acupuncturist) informs me that $45/hour is average. (But this is in the L.A. area, so we probably have high acupuncturist density compared to lots of places.) Oh, and even with our insurance "covering" the cost, acupuncture through UCLA was like $150 out of pocket, so now that I know, I'm more than happy to bypass the insurance and pay the local herbalist up front!