Chiropractic Insurance - Billing For Whole Body Vibration

Chiropractic billing reimbursements for PowerVibe97112 - Neuromuscular re-education (must be
users.performed standing or sitting)
In order to facilitate reimbursement for exercise on aIf you are using rehabilitation in your facility to improve
PowerVibe unit in your facility, we have put togetheryour patients progress and you bill for these
the following billing guidelines:procedures, implementing the use of the PowerVibe
- Integrating Whole Body Vibration via a PowerVibewill be a very useful therapy tool.
unit into the chiropractic practice is an easy shoe-in.Below are some helpful hints for correct billing for this
This therapy equipment has been used to rehabilitatetherapy.
athletes over the last 40 years! It speeds up the- When a patient is doing his/her rehab exercises while
healing by increasing the blood supply in the injuredon a PowerVibe in conjunction with Chiropractic
area, increases lymphatic drainage, and stimulates theManipulative Therapy(CMT) on any given treatment
proprioceptive response and builds strength andday, please make sure that your diagnoses reflect the
flexibility without straining the injured tissues!need for CMT as well as exercise;
- When rehabilitative exercises are performed while- On the HICFA forms, you must point the spinal
weight-bearing on a vibration platform, beneficialdiagnosis to the spinal manipulation therapy and then
effects of either modality are enhanced. Patientspoint the exercise portion of your procedural codes to
recuperate faster and feel better sooner!the soft tissue, extremity or injury diagnosis.
As patients are still doing their specific exercises for- Only then can the insurance carrier recognize and
their condition, now just on a vibrating platform, thethen reimburse the right $ for each procedure done.
codes to use for this service remain the same and areOtherwise your charge for the exercise portion will be
still:bundled with the manipulation charge and therefore
97110 - Therapeutic exercise to develop strength,denied.
endurance, ROM and flexibility