Insurance billing resources for Massage Therapists
As a massage therapist, you have probably encountered clients who have asked about insurance coverage for your services. While insurance reimbursement for massage therapy varies depending on the policy and insurance company, seeking payment through insurance can be a practical option for clients who need your services regularly. Insurance billing can be a complex and time-consuming process that can distract you from your core role as a therapist. In this article, we will share some insurance billing resources for massage therapists that will help streamline your practices and get paid promptly.
Insurance billing resources:
- Personal Injury Protection Laws - PIP, MVA, Auto Insurance
- Worker's Compensation Fee Schedules
- Worker's Compensation Laws
- Worker's Compensation Laws by State
- Oregon Worker's Compensation billing rules
- Oregon - Billing SAIF
- Washington - Labor and Industries - L&I - Everything you need to bill L&I in Washington State
- HIPAA Compliance for Massage Therapists
- Massage Magazine - What you need to know about HIPAA
- HIPAA for Massage Therapists
- Massage Today - What is HIPAA and how does it affect you
- Billing Platforms for Massage Therapists
- Insurance Billing Companies for Massage Therapists
- PDXPERT Medical Billing: https://www.pdxpertmedicalbilling.com
- Efficient Medical Billing Service: https://www.efficientmbs.com/
- Medical Billing Specialists: https://medicalbillingspecialists.net/
- LD Medical Billing: https://ldmedbilling.com/
- Insurance Billing Education & Training for Massage Therapists
- The Business of Massage 1:1 Insurance Credentialing and Billing Training
- The Business of Massage Video Course: Insurance Billing & Credentialing for Massage Therapists
- Oregon School of Massage: Insurance Billing for LMT's
- Massage Insurance billing for Oregon Licensed Massage Therapists
- MVA Insurance Billing Class
- CPT Codes for Massage Therapy
- 97124 - Massage Therapy - Primary
- 97140 - Manual Therapy - Often used
- 97112 - Neuromuscular Re-education - Rarely used
- CPT Codes 97010 Hot/Cold Packs - Mostly used with MVA claims
- CPT Codes 97110 Therapeutic Exercise - Rarely used
Insurance billing best practices
- Bill insurance companies at least one time per week, record billing date and amount billed. Stay as organized as possible! Doing so will make insurance billing much less stressful. I do offer a tracking system template in the insurance billing toolkit on my site.
- Follow up with insurance companies around 45 days after billing if you have not been paid and record every interaction with a name and reference number for the call
- Record payments monthly
- Don’t forget to check Office Ally weekly for repairable claims (these will also be emailed to you showing if they were accepted), and insurance websites for EOB’s (explanation of benefits).
- Stay organized! This is what will keep you sane and ensure that you are getting the money that is owed to you.
- Be persistent about getting payments, sometimes it takes many follow-ups if a company isn't working well with your claim.
- Reach out for help anytime!