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45 years post-op spinal fusion w / harrington rod.
Spine Health | Last Active: Dec 19, 2021 | Replies (21)Comment receiving replies
Curious, does your insurance pay for that? I can’t afford a massage weekly, doubt I could afford that out of pocket. It’s a sad commentary on healthcare in America. N.B. For me massage is therapeutic, not a luxury.
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@wisco50 Myofascial release isn't massage. It's considered manual therapy and my PT codes it that way. They write codes for 15 minute increments or units of treatment, and she also does a few other traditional PT things in the session. My insurance does pay for it. I suggest ask your provider what the codes would be and then call your insurance to see if they cover it and check if they are in network. You can also ask your provider for a cash price. Submitting to insurance is complicated because of the "in-network discount" which cuts the payment down a lot to a negotiated rate which is a contract when the provider becomes an in network provider. Sometimes a cash price is about half the retail price which has to be set higher because of the discounts.