Massage Insurance Billing 101: Putting the Care Back in Health Care

Billing Insurance for massage services can be a lucrative way to get more clients into your massage business. In most states, massage therapists can bill insurance for motor vehicle accidents and work related injuries. More health insurance plans are beginning to pay for massage therapy sessions when prescribed by physicians and shown to be medically necessary. Many states are working on obtaining health care provider status and working toward becoming providers for health insurance companies. With that comes the challenges of being a health care provider. It requires that you learn about the rules and laws of working as a health care provider as well as learning to take effective chart notes to show the massage you are giving improves a clients condition. Massage is being used to treat musculoskeletal pain and injuries as a well as many other conditions such as headaches and fibromyalgia. Could massage one day replace the drugs and surgeries now prescribed? Massage is Health Care. Massage is putting the 'Care' back in Health Care