Over the past several years, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a series of “Special Edition” (SE) articles prepared for chiropractors in response to the need for improved documentation and billing procedures. The SE chiropractic series contains:
The MAC Insurance Relations Committee recommends that chiropractors and billing staff thoroughly familiarize themselves with these documents. The Committee also recommends all chiropractors and billing staff members review the Local Coverage Article: Billing and Coding: Chiropractic Services (A56273), which can be found online here. You may also find the Medicare Documentation Job Aid For Doctors Of Chiropractic to be helpful.