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Richard: Would you use two CPT codes one for tx, one for office visit

or extended tx. Which CPT codes do you use. Are you and others saying

that as of Jan 1, 2005 we will need to use ABC codes. Is that different

for each state? How do we get a list of them.

 

Thanks,

 

Anne

 

acudoc11 wrote:

 

>

> Alon

>

> David posted them and if I read them correctly they are 60 and 55.

>

> The average 'cost factor' via zip code seems to be in the neighborhood

> of $6

> per unit. Of course some zip codes are as high as $7 and some lower. This

> doesn;t seem 'quite good' as it would result in approximately a $36

> payment for

> acupuncture for the so-called face to face treatment and if one could

> substantiate 'sitting face to face' with the patient for a consecutive

> time of say 1/2

> hour (solid) then they would have the opportunity to bill another $33.

> Lets

> then not forget that the healthcare carrier would reimburse at best

> between

> 70-80%.

>

> Richard

>

> In a message dated 11/30/2004 4:18:30 AM Eastern Standard Time,

> alonmarcus writes:

>

>

> i have not seen the RVUs but the units seem quite good

>

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Are you a MD or L.Ac.? Is this part of your scope of practice if you are a

L.Ac.? Did you take a course re: point injection? What type of

illnesses/injuries do you treat?

 

Northfield Clinic <nfc wrote:I'm in Arkansas, specialize in point

injection and my full price is about

$52.00.

 

$40-OV

$12-injection-vitamin or mineral,homeopathic,glandular. 3cc or less.

or

$20-sarapin injection 6cc or less

 

 

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" Doc " <Doc

<Chinese Medicine >

Monday, December 06, 2004 12:51 PM

Re: new acupuncture codes

 

>

> I'm in Colorado and $50 is still only 2/3 my usual

> fee.

>

> Doc

> --- Alon Marcus <alonmarcus wrote:

>

>

>

>

> Kaiser to try and set their reimbursment by

> Medicare standards.

>>>>>>>Where are you? Here in northern CA Kaiser pays

> $50 per treatment and has NO paperwork. The patient

> must have been preautorized and then all you need to

> due is bill them. No report or anything else.

>

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I lost the thread, who has a full scope of practice in AK to do IV's

injections and much more. What type of injections?

 

Anne

 

Alon Marcus wrote:

 

>

> Arkansas

> >>>Todd they have almost a full scope of practice in Arkansas. They

> can do IVs, injections and much more

>

>

>

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