Acupuncture Business Plan

Now that each chart is separate and the needle applications/procedures are carefully documented for each condition, you have met the legal standard for most states. The carrier will have no record of treatment and will assume that the case is inactive.

Remember, the following is a general national guideline but state laws vary.

Perhaps the easiest way to go over this issue is by example.

In many states, an acupuncturist cannot accept cash for the worker’s compensation related lower back pain and must bill the worker’s compensation insurance carrier unless there is a written denial by the carrier.

Keep separate chart notes for John Doe with separate computer entries for billing.

Carefully document the patient intake in each chart relevant to each complaint and log the acupuncture points used.

Application of GB20 to GB21 with electroacupuncture for neck pain is logged in one chart and electroacupuncture from K3 to K3 for lower back pain in another.Let’s start by looking at the new federal health care law.Next, we’ll take a look at the impact of onerous in-network systems on our financial and emotional well-being.One is worker’s compensation and the other is general insurance.One has the lower back pain ICD diagnosis code and the other has the neck pain code.When it comes to health care, you expect plans that are simple and easy to use — not just for you, but for your employees.Use the Plan Highlights below to get a side-by-side comparison of what your employees can expect to pay for services in different health care plans.To learn about plans that also cover “supplemental” durable medical equipment items, All Kaiser Permanente Small Business plans cover “base” durable medical equipment items that are essential health benefits.We covered acupuncture CPT billing codes and ICD-9 & ICD-10 diagnosis codes in our prior blog article on acupuncture insurance billing.The first age band cover ages 0-14, then single year age bands cover 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20.This change will align with utilization of services while smoothing rate increases over time.