Category: Acupuncture Billing

The opioid crisis is one of the major health challenges in the United States today, and it’s responsible for destroying thousands of lives. Whether addiction stems from prescription medications or illegal street drugs, more than two million Americans are victims of opioid misuse. Finding alternatives to highly addictive opioid drugs is a crucial key to […]

On January 21st, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced their decision to cover acupuncture for chronic low back pain. This is defined as localized pain in the lower back that persists for more than three months. The decision was momentous because it marked the first time acupuncture services could be reimbursed […]

As acupuncture insurance billing experts, we've been getting numerous questions from acupuncture providers reporting claim denials for 60-minute visits that used to pay without issues. Read on for our answer to this recently asked question! Why Are My Acupuncture Visits Exceeding 45 Minutes Getting Denied? Typically, commercial insurance companies peg their reimbursement rates and procedure protocols […]

Are your insurance reimbursements taking longer to process than they should? Or do your claims always seem to be turned down for not providing information the insurer never asked for? If your practice keeps encountering these problems, you could have a strong legal case for filing a complaint against the insurer. Holistic Billing Services has […]

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 […]

Operating a healthcare practice of any kind, whether it’s a western-style medical office or a holistic health service, is a challenging and complicated undertaking. As if providing quality care to patients wasn’t difficult enough, there are many other factors practices must take into account if they want to be successful. Learning the ins and outs […]

Link to Decision Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a decision to cover acupuncture for Medicare patients with chronic low back pain, specifically related to the medical code M54.51. Before this final National Coverage Determination (NCD) reconsideration, acupuncture was not covered by Medicare. CMS conducted evidence reviews and examined the coverage […]

Today's generation of consumers is much different than it was 20 years ago (and even 5 years ago). No matter what we’re buying or who we’re engaging with, we want communication to be as quick and seamless as possible—and preferably from our mobile devices.

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

The Veterans Choice program through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) enables you to care for veterans. Whenever a vet lives too far from a VA facility or the VA is unable to treat the vet within the next 30 days the patient is referred to community-based providers.

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.