Tuina & Acupressure & Insurance Reimbursement

[Guest guest]

Hi All,

 

Can an LAc give a 1 hour long tuina/acupressure treatment and charge

insurance companies accordingly even though they are not an LMP? I am

applying for a job, with mostly Chinese massage practitioners and they

are insisting that I can do this (for pt's who don't like needles).

Any thoughts? Can I give a one hour massage w/o being an LMP and just

use the Tuina/acupuressure codes and get reimbursed?

 

Thanks for any help with this.

 

CHeers,

Dave V

[Guest guest]

yes, as long as you're an LAc tuina is in your scope of practice. not

all companies will pay the code, and some states may not include it,

so you have to ask each company when you check the patient's benefits.