Shagrlygrl
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Our chiropractic office is considering using independent massage chairs (like the ones you sit in at the mall) as a substitute for the intersegmental traction table (IST/Roller Table) to save on office space create a more efficient patient flow.
The office bills 97012 for the IST. Guidelines describe the modality as any physical agent applied to produce therapeutic changes to biologic tissue. The American Chiropractic Association clarifies, "Roller table type traction normally meets the requirement of autotraction, the use of the body's own weight to create the force."
It seems to me that a massage chair would loosely fit the description of the patient's own body weight creating force against the internal rolling of the massage chair. However, I haven't found any resource that clearly prohibits billing this as CPT 97012.
I am looking for input, experience and advice. Links to specific guidelines is appreciated. Thanks Coder friends!
The office bills 97012 for the IST. Guidelines describe the modality as any physical agent applied to produce therapeutic changes to biologic tissue. The American Chiropractic Association clarifies, "Roller table type traction normally meets the requirement of autotraction, the use of the body's own weight to create the force."
It seems to me that a massage chair would loosely fit the description of the patient's own body weight creating force against the internal rolling of the massage chair. However, I haven't found any resource that clearly prohibits billing this as CPT 97012.
I am looking for input, experience and advice. Links to specific guidelines is appreciated. Thanks Coder friends!