Feb 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
Insurance Update: Medicare to Cover Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain By Matt Minnella, Director of Insurance and Regulatory Affairs CMS announced on Tuesday that Medicare will cover acupuncture for chronic low back pain for dates of service on or after Jan. 21,...
Feb 18, 2020 | ANJC News & Updates
After several delays, for dates of service on or after April 1, 2020, United Healthcare will require the GP modifier to be appended to any codes that are deemed “Always Therapy” codes according to CMS. These codes will include: 97012, 97016,...
Feb 18, 2020 | ANJC News & Updates, Uncategorized
We had previously advised membership that Medicare had begun covering acupuncture in certain specified situations as of Jan. 21, 2020. Acupuncture is to be allowed for chronic low back pain for 12 visits with an additional eight if improvement is shown, with no...
Feb 11, 2020 | Insurance News
02/11/2020Medicare Acupuncture Update We had previously advised membership that Medicare had begun covering acupuncture in certain specified situations as of Jan. 21, 2020. Acupuncture is to be allowed for chronic low back pain for 12 visits with an additional...
Feb 5, 2020 | Insurance News
02/05/2020UnitedHealthcare/Optum Discount Plan In mid-January Optum sent a notice to providers of a new discount plan program. The plan allows any UnitedHealthcare members who either have exhausted their benefits for chiropractic and complementary and...
