Holistic Billing Services Blog

COVID-19 pandemic has already inflicted terrible damage upon many holistic medicine practices. As if the first wave of lockdowns wasn’t damaging enough, the sudden resurgence in cases throughout the country has pulled the rug out from underneath many businesses that thought the worst was already behind them. While it remains to be seen if states […]

Operating a successful acupuncture practice can be a rewarding and worthwhile endeavor that makes a real difference in the lives of patients. Unfortunately, it can also be quite a challenge thanks to confusion over how to bill for services effectively. The ins and outs of medical coding are complex and even a minor error can […]

Keeping track of treatment codes to ensure accurate medical billing can be a challenge for small holistic practices. Proper billing requires familiarity with all the relevant CPT treatment codes and how they interact with one another. Not understanding how billable units are calculated, for instance, could result in an acupuncture or massage practice not getting […]

Holistic practices face unique circumstances when it comes to medical billing due to the ever-shifting regulatory guidelines that stipulate which holistic health services are covered by insurance, and which services remain strictly out-of-pocket. With patients paying more for their own care and insurers looking for practically any reason to deny claims (and save themselves money), […]

As a billing company focused on holistic healthcare providers, we've introduced our share of acupuncturists to the world of acupuncture insurance billing codes.

Around this time every year, Holistic Billing gets swamped with calls from newly minted healthcare providers. On these calls, an all-too-frequent question is "what is necessary for accepting insurance?". Here's the quick answer, whether fresh-out-of-school or looking to add insurance to an existing practice, the first thing you need to do to participate with insurers […]

The importance of accurate billing and optimized practice management can not be overstated. Often, the two go hand-in-hand, as your practice is at its best when the administrative and service sides of your business are delivering their best! One particular quality of this has to do with billing for massage therapy services. This blog covers […]

Holistic providers who are considering accepting insurance generally have plenty of questions surrounding the issue of whether to bill under the practice name or use a personal social security number. If you’re establishing your practice, you might be tempted to just use your SSN - however, there are numerous advantages to utilizing an Employer Identification […]

By now, I hope you have heard that ICD-10 diagnoses will be required for billing insurance for acupuncture come October 1, 2015. Here is a closer look at some frequently asked questions.

When billing insurance for acupuncture many providers miss out on significant reimbursements by not billing evaluation and management codes (E&M). In many states acupuncturists are eligible to bill for E&M codes. As an acupuncture billing company we come across far too many providers not billing E&Ms due to a lack of understanding of the codes […]

Are you struggling with billing insurances? It may be a smart decision to outsource your insurance billing to an experienced acupuncture billing company. But the billing service you select will become more than just a services vendor—they‘ll become a partner in your financial success.