The Villages Medicare and Chiropractic

You have been probably wondering if your Medicare or Medicare replacement covers chiropractic. In many cases it will. Anyone who has Medicare Part B is eligible to receive treatment at a licensed chiropractor's office. The one stipulation is that it must be medically determined to be necessary. There must be an injury to the spine resulting in a spinal subluxation. 

In order to determine if there is spinal subluxations of the spine, the doctor would need to perform an examination required by the Medicare rules. During the examination the doctor will check for functional loss, range of motion, and detailed soft tissue and spinal assessment. 

Medicare requires an exam to be done on all new conditions, but Medicare does not cover this. Medicare will only cover the spinal manipulation adjustment. You will be expected to pay for any tests or other services. This will include any massage therapy, and x-rays.

Medicare has strict rules on how many times a patient can see a chiropractor. Medicare will cover new injuries when found by examination as long as a patient in improving. When the doctor feels that the patient has reached maximum medical improvement he/she may recommend maintenance or monthly treatments, which are not covered.

During maintenance or monthly care you may present with new injury, please let the doctor know and a new condition can be submitted to Medicare. The doctor will have to perform an examination to determine if this is medically necessary, which is not covered by Medicare.

If you have any questions regarding Medicare and Chiropractic care in The Villages, FL
please send an email to info@legacyclinic.org