Good idea. I have started saving the codes that I picked up from various posts and have them in a Word document. Thought I would need them with the Medicare appeal. If it's OK, I will call you tomorrow sometime to strategize. I also have a couple of questions about your insurance Explanation of Benefits before I go forward.

Larry,

Never know. German codes might help.

Thanks

I just found out that I won my appeal with BCBS of Iowa for RT for my DD. You have to be very involved and aggressive with your appeals. First find out why they denied the treatment. If they say it's not medically necessary that is a good place to start. It might be helpful to find out when Medicare stopped paying for RT. Don't give up!
LauriW

My codes are pretty much like everyone else and since I have not had the RT yet I don't have a copy of what actually will get billed, when I do I will share all of those. I don't think the codes are the only thing that is important. You have to provide documentation that RT is Medically Necessary. Find out if Medicare specifically states that it does not pay for DD with RT. If that is not the case you have to build a case with your doctor on medical necessity and prove that this has become a standard of treatment in the US. That's why I worked so hard to find out what insurance policies and where had paid for RT. I think that is what won my case as well as letters to everyone, insurance commission and lawyers as well. Put the pressure on!
LauriW

@Gwen:

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Luba,

I will see if I can still access my insurance codes online from my RT treatments at Scripps. But I tend to agreed that it might not just be the codes that are being used. I only have my primary insurance coverage, and while it took a week for pre-approval they covered 100% of the costs. It should be mentioned that while my provider is United Healthcare, my company self insuraces through them.

Gweneth