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Holistic Healthcare Services, Inc.

Specializing in Pain and Addiction Medicine

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Insurance Information

Will Insurance cover my Acupuncture treatments?

There are a number of different insurance plans out there and their coverage details change constantly.  It is your responsibility to call your insurance carrier to ask if they will pay for Acupuncture.  Here is some general information to help you when you make these inquiries.

Medicare/Medicaid

Medicare does now offer a limited Acupuncture benefit.  However, we are not a Medicare provider so we are not able to bill Medicare for your treatment.  You may be able to submit receipts yourself for reimbursement.  You will need to call Medicare directly to look into this option. If you have a 2nd insurance carrier that supplements your Medicare plan, that 2nd carrier may cover acupuncture. However, our office is not able to submit bills to Medicare to get the denial required to access this supplemental coverage. You will need to pay for the visit out of pocket at the time of the treatment and ask for a receipt. You can then submit this receipt to Medicare to get a denial and then you can submit the receipt with the denial to your supplemental plan.

Auto Accident Claims

In the case of Auto Accident Claims, there is a lump sum of funds available for any medical expenses as a result of the auto accident. Acupuncture treatments can be submitted against the auto accident claim but will often need to first be submitted to your primary health insurance carrier for a denial before being submitted to the Auto insurance claim. This results in a delay of several months between when a treatment is performed and when the payment comes into our office.

NOTE: This means that we may not know that the funds are exhausted until after you have had several treatments beyond the last covered treatment. Once the lump sum available for medical expenses is exhausted, the patient must pay out of pocket for any further treatments and pursue repayment thru legal channels. You will receive paperwork from our office explaining this process in more detail if you are here under an Auto Accident Claim.

Workers Compensation

Our practice no longer accepts Workers Compensation cases

Flexible Spending Accounts & Medical Savings Account

These accounts usually reimburse for Acupuncture. Be sure to ask the receptionist for a computer generated receipt at each appointment in case you are required to submit documentation for reimbursement.

BCBS plans

We are not a BCBS provider.  If your plan does offer an Acupuncture benefit, you will need to call the number on your card to see if you can go out of network.  If yes, we can go ahead and bill your BCBS plan.

HNE Plans

We are not a HNE provider.  If your plan does offer an Acupuncture benefit, you will need to call the number on your card to see if you can go out of network.  If yes, we can go ahead and bill your HNE plan.

Cigna Plans

Starting September 1st, 2021, we will no longer be a Cigna Contracted Provider.

Other Insurance Plans

There are hundreds of Insurance plans available and the individual benefit plans for each are too numerous for our office to keep track of. If you have a plan other than the ones listed above, please call your Member Services phone number listed on your card (be sure to get the name of the person you speak to) and ask the following:

  1. Is there coverage for acupuncture?
  2. If yes, are there any restrictions in terms of diagnosis, provider, or place of service?
  3. Is there any precertification or referral required?
  4. Is there a limit to the number of treatments per diagnosis or per calendar year?
  5. Is there a co-pay and/or coinsurance amount I am required to pay?
  6. Do I have to meet my deductible first before coverage begins?
  7. If there is no coverage, are there any discounts* that you are eligible for through your plan?

*Many Insurance plans offer discounts thru some sort of affinity program. This is an arrangement that the insurance company has with certain providers to offer their members treatments at a discounted price. This is not the same as coverage. You will be required to pay the discounted rate at the time of the visit. Please note that we do not participate with all the discount plans offered by insurance companies.

Be sure to bring your insurance card with you to your first visit if you think you might have coverage or a discount thru your plan.

If you have any questions regarding any insurance related issues, please call the practice manager Barb April: (413) 366-5601.

New Patients

Please call (413) 323-4773 to book an appointment.

Be advised that there is generally a 4 – 8 week wait to get started with your treatments.

Existing Patients

Established patients can use the link below to book their own follow up appointments.  Only established patients are given clearance to book themselves online.

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Holistic Healthcare Services, Inc.

21 Everett Avenue
Belchertown, MA 01007
(413) 323-4773

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