Category: Acupuncture Billing

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.

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.

Have you thought about utilizing acupuncture insurance billing services? If you haven‘t or think it is too much work, you should reconsider! Here are three benefits of accepting insurance for your acupuncture practice.