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ICD Coding Reminder

by Insurance Committee | Oct 3, 2021 | Billing and Coding, Insurance Updates, Members Only

M54.50, Low back pain, unspecified M54.51: Vertebrogenic low back pain M54.59: Other low back pain As previously reported, CMS has deleted ICD Code M54.5 Low Back Pain effective October 1, 2021 and replaced with the following three ICD10 Codes to offer additional...

Advertising a Pain Relief Center without mentioning a chiropractic connection

by Staff Writer | Sep 20, 2021 | Members Only, Q&A

Softwave Regenerative Technologies and Therapy

by Staff Writer | Aug 9, 2021 | Members Only, Q&A

A member relates and asks: About 3 months ago I started seeing ads for a new technology – the Softwave Regenerative Technology. It caught my eye because it is shown to restore and heal damaged tissue by stimulating increased production and an aggregation of stem cells...

Providing DME Under New York State Workers’ Compensation

by Insurance Committee | Apr 22, 2021 | Insurance Updates, Members Only, Workers' Compensation

(Statement from Elite Medical Supply of NY) Elite Medical Supply of New York has requested that the NYSCA provide the following statement to our members: In early February 2020, the New York State Chiropractic Association graciously forwarded my statement to its...

Providing DME Under New York State Workers’ Compensation (Update)

by Insurance Committee | Apr 22, 2021 | Insurance Updates, Members Only, Workers' Compensation

Last year (2020), the New York State Chiropractic Association (NYSCA) learned that the NYS Workers Compensation Board (NYS WCB) had initiated inquiries with a few providers authorized to treat injured workers who had signed private agreements with one or more durable...

Charging an independent contractor a percentage of monies collected

by Staff Writer | Jan 19, 2021 | Members Only, Q&A

Q: May a field doctor hire or retain an independent contractor in her office and have the independent contractor pay the host doctor/facility a percentage of the monies the independent contractor collects from the payment for her services? Paraphrasing, a member...