Massage Insurance Billing

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Comment by Desiree Zeller, LMT, BCTMB on May 15, 2010 at 9:40pm

So can anyone tell me this? If I have someone that has a PI case like a car accident and they get services and pay cash to me, can I give them a receipt and then they submit to get reimbursed personally?

Comment by Desiree Zeller, LMT, BCTMB on May 15, 2010 at 9:39pm

Thanks Rick. Thats what I heard from another therapist but I wanted to make sure they were correct. Thats too bad that we cant. I really do not want to deal with PI and WC cases. At least I cant afford to at this point.

Comment by Jan Seeley, LMP on May 13, 2010 at 11:56am

Desiree...are you licensed in VA? Do they have a state massage board? That is the first place I would look for answers. And talk with other Virginia therapists. They should be able to tell you what you need to know. I'm not aware of any agency or group that keeps track of what each state allows regarding acceptance of health insurance..

Anyone else?

Comment by Desiree Zeller, LMT, BCTMB on May 13, 2010 at 11:13am

Does anyone know if therapists in Virginia are able to bill insurance with a doctor referral?

Comment by Melanie Cain on April 19, 2010 at 9:08pm

If you are a Washington State Practitioner and are interested in billing classes and information please send me your e-mail to get on my list. I will be teaching in Seattle and Vancouver this summer and will have classes on the East side of the state as well, being that I am from Kennewick.

Comment by Erica Bliss Winston on April 14, 2010 at 5:14am

Andrea,
I would find someone in your state who teaches about insurance billing. It really makes a difference. Florida and WA are unusual in that massage therapists are accepted in the insurance industry (by state law, I believe) and a lot of the "teachers" come from those states, including Ms. Mahoney I believe. You need to talk to someone who knows WI.

Here in NC, insurance billing options are slim because a massage therapist can't be a "provider" in the system. Taking on workman's comp and auto accident cases has serious ramifications in when you get paid and if you get paid, so know your stuff and your risks before you get started.

Comment by Darcy Neibaur on April 14, 2010 at 3:14am

Andrea contact Vivian Madison Mahoney. She is on this site. She is an insurance Expert

Comment by Andrea Keapproth on April 13, 2010 at 11:58pm

Hi,
I have been a LMT since 2007. I worked in a private office for my first 2 years and I have now just opened my own business in WI, within a chiropractic office.
I am hoping to start accepting insurance, but have no previous experience working with insurance companies or the paperwork involved.
The chiropractor is very enthusiastic about sending me clients with workman's comp and insurance.
Does anyone have any advice for me? Or a website where I can get the correct forms needed?
Thank you.

Comment by Jan Seeley, LMP on March 14, 2010 at 11:11pm

unfortunately, that's still the impression to some people. It's part opf our job to educate them, to speak up, to let them know exactly what massage does for their health. It's one step at a time, but it's up to us. Or you could move to WA State :)

Comment by Kimberly Rogers on March 14, 2010 at 3:45pm

Okay. So it sounds like in Wisconsin, a massage therapist would have to be a partner or an employee of a physician's office or or chiropractic office or physical therapy practice, where the medical practice is the one billing insurance, not the massage therapist. This explains alot. But why tie our (MTBs) hands? As long as we are trained, certified and registered/licensed with our state, why not "free up" the grip a little? I was offended when an insurance rep came to my husband's work (off-duty National Guard job) and told family and worker attendees at the yearly insurance-update meeting that massage is "froo-froo" and real men don't need pampering.

"Froo-froo?" Puh-leeze.

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