Insurance
What do you need to ask your insurance company?
With health insurance, our clients usually pay in advance. We are currently an out-of-network provider for all plans, and we are working on that.
We commonly use a few treatment codes (CPT codes) in our practice. Please, confirm these are covered with your plan for treatment of your diagnosis code and ask about preauthorization requirements. Common diagnosis codes that map to massage therapy treatment codes include pain management, oncology, and more. Our taxonomy for NPI/billing purposes is Mechanotherapist - 172M00000X, and the NPI number is 1316499916.
Your plan may cover a limited amount of time per visit at a fixed rate. This is often a partial reimbursement of our fees. Ask for these details when you call your insurer to see what they cover, and request they send you their pdf reimbursement form (sometimes known as a superbill form).
Increasingly, insurance companies are specifically excluding even highly trained massage therapists from being covered with these procedure codes. This is counter to the mounting evidence for the role of massage therapy in pain management recovery, and metal health. You can learn more and access a template to write your CA State Senator at change.org/LCMT4CALIFORNIANS
HSAs
HSA accounts may be used to pay for your appointment with your HSA credit or debit card. Please, check your HSA plan for details.
Wellness Benefits and Perks
Many Bay Area companies allow for up to $100 a month in wellness benefits in addition to health insurance! Wellness benefits include massage therapy and related services. You may be able to use the receipt from your visit to request a wellness benefit reimbursement from your employer. Check with your benefits team to see if they offer a wellness stipend program.
We accept referrals. For example:
Pre- and post-surgery
Oncology care
Palliative and hospice
Ketamine assisted therapy
Entheogenic and psychedelic integration
Performance, injury, and recovery
Somatics and embodied therapy
Couples therapy
Neurodiversity and sensory processing
Stress reduction and wellness
Our Most Used Treatment Codes
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Describes the work inherent in massage, which is a separate and distinct service from codes 98940-98943. CPT code 97124 describes work including effleurage, petrissage, and/or tapotement (stroking, compression, percussion) for every 15 minutes.
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Defined as “hands-on” therapy techniques, consisting of but not limited to connective tissue massage, joint mobilization and manipulation, manual traction, passive range of motion, soft tissue mobilization and manipulation, and therapeutic massage for every 15 minutes.
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Neuromuscular reeducation of movement, balance, coordination, kinesthetic sense, posture, and proprioception in 15-minute intervals. Examples include Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF), Feldenkreis, Bobath, BAP’S Boards, and desensitization techniques.
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Describes the application of moist heat for including, but are not limited to, relaxation of muscle spasticity, induction of local analgesia and general sedation, promotion of vasodilation, and increase in lymph flow to the area. Indications for the application of cryotherapy include, but are not limited to, relaxation of muscle spasticity, induction of local analgesia and general sedation, promotion of vasodilation, and increase of lymph flow to the area.
A simple sliding scale. No upsells. No tips.
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60 Minutes Massage
Suggested $150
Means based scale from $100 to $250
In office off Piedmont Ave, Oakland
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90 Minutes Massage Therapy
Suggested $220
Means based scale from $120 to $320
In office off Piedmont Ave, Oakland
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3 Hours KATM
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Mobile
Suggested $250
Means based scale from $200 - 350
Limited days, times, and locations
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Consultation and Apprenticeships
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