A chiropractor in Minneapolis explains chiropractic health insurance coverage

Does your insurance cover chiropracticis, it will cost you the least.
treatments in Minneapolis?Generally speaking, in Minnesota, chiropractic
Hi...my name is Dr. Harlan Mittag, I'm atreatments are covered by Blue Cross Blue
chiropractor, nutritionist and acupuncturist, and theShield, Medica, Health Partners and Medicare and a
founder of Mittag Holistic Chiropractic in Minneapolisnumber of other smaller companies. In Minnesota
and St. Louis Park, Minnesota.anyone who has been in an auto accident is also
People often ask me if insurance coverscovered by the auto insurance. This means you
chiropractic treatments. The answer is yes, withdon't need a referral from a medical doctor or
some qualifiers. Chiropractors often sign contractsanyone else if you want to see a chiropractor and
with insurance companies in oder to be designatedbe treated. Sometimes chiropractors include
as providers of chiropractic care that is coveredalternative treatments that are not covered by
by that insurance company. This is an agreementthe insurance company. This can vary from one
between me (the chiropractor) and the insuranceinsurance company to another. For instance some
company. Insurance companies like this becauseinsurances cover acupuncture whereas others do
we in doing so we agree to certain regulations ofnot. Generally speaking insurance companies will
the insurance company. Chiropractors like thisnot cover nutritional services like nutritional
because we get free advertising in the insuranceconsultations, or pay for vitamins and herbs. But if
company's provider manuals.you have a medical savings account through your
So the qualifier is...if the chiropractor is a providerwork, usually prescribed nutritional supplements
for a specific insurance company, then you'll getcan be covered through your medical savings
the maximum pay out from the insuranceaccount.
company for your chiropractic treatments. That