Motor Vehicle Accident
MVA
If you are injured in a car accident in Oregon, you are entitled to seek massage therapy from a provider of your choice.
Oregon is one of only a handful of states that require auto insurance companies to provide Personal Protection Injury (PIP) of $15,000 per accident.
This means you can choose to see a massage therapist, physical therapist, acupuncturist, and/or chiropractor for treatment of injuries for up to one year or until the PIP is exhausted. You are covered regardless of who is at fault and regardless of final settlement and even if you are a pedestrian or cyclist that is injured in the accident and/or do not have car insurance.
Massage therapy treatments for car accidents must be approved by a doctor, acupuncturist or chiropractor for me to bill the auto insurance.
I share office space with Dr. Robin Schaeffer at Healthy & Happy Life Clinic. She is both a chiropractor and acupuncturist. Click here for her contact info.
#1. Doctor’s prescription for massage therapy for Auto Accidents
Must include the following:
➼ Physician’s full contact info, including NPI#
➼ Number of sessions prescribed and over what time period (i.e. 2 x per week for six weeks, etc.)
➼ CPT codes that indicate massage and manual therapy: (97124, 97140)
➼Diagnosis codes (ICD-10) for billing purposes
#2 MVA (Motor Vehicle Accident) Insurance Information
Must include the following:
➼ Car insurance company name, address and phone number.
➼ Claim number, and the date of incident.
➼ Claim adjuster’s name and telephone number and email address.
Prior to our first session you will need the following 2 items. Then leave the billing to me!
Insurance Billing Rates: Due to the amount of work, extra time, and costs involved in insurance billing, we charge a rate of $50/unit when we bill third parties for your treatments. MVA/PIP clients typically have no out-of-pocket costs