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Acupuncture billing and reporting

Billing

Upon approval, WorkSafeBC will cover the cost of up to five acupuncture treatments over a two week period. Additional treatments will not be covered without a treatment extension approved from the injured worker's case manager. Please invoice using the generic invoice - medical and health care.

Fee schedule

WorkSafeBC pays the following rates for acupuncture treatment:

  • The physiotherapist is paid at the subsequent visit rate.
  • The family physician can provide acupuncture as part of the office visit, as fee item 00100. There is no extra fee or tray fee for acupuncture.
  • Payment for those Registered with the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of British Columbia will be paid at the family physician rate of $32.75. Please quote fee item code 1100600.

Fees for acupuncture is only reimbursed for those professions listed above.

When treatment is complete, fax your invoice and a Treatment Report to WorkSafeBC at 604 233-9777 or toll-free at 1 888 922-8807.

To check the status of an invoice payment from WorkSafeBC online, go to Check invoice payment status.

HST

Effective July 1st, WorkSafeBC will pay HST for all taxable goods and services.

As a service provider to WorkSafeBC, it is your responsibility to determine if your services/goods are subject to the HST. 

If you will be invoicing WorkSafeBC for HST:

  • If applicable, indicate your GST/HST registration number in the invoice
  • HST should be indicated on your invoice for each item. The indication can either specify the HST amount, or be a clearly identified “indicator” (a checkmark, for example) to show that HST should be applied to this item.
  • If you do not indicate the HST per invoice item, your invoice will be processed as an exception.  This will result in delays in processing your invoice, and generating your payment. 
  • Once your invoice is processed you will receive two separate payments from WorkSafeBC: one payment for the invoice items and a separate payment for the HST amount.

WorkSafeBC has revised its invoice forms to reflect the introduction of HST.  The revised invoice forms will be available on www.WorkSafeBC.com by July 1, 2010.

For more information about the HST, please see the Tax Information Notice issued by the Ministry of Finance. You may also wish to contact your accountant or the Canada Revenue Agency.

Rejected billings

If there is a problem with one of your invoices, you will be notified. If you need help in understanding where the problem lies, contact the WorkSafeBC Health Care Services Payment Office.

Reporting

When the last treatment is complete, submit a copy of the Treatment Report to WorkSafeBC, with appropriate injury codes (see below), and objective outcome measures of the acupuncture treatment received by the injured worker.

Physiotherapists and Physicians should use report 268 and Form 11 respectively.

Registered acupunturists may use Form 83D51 Generic Report - Medical and Health Care. Registered acupuncturists can bill fee code "1136896 - Requested Chart Notes, Reports and Copies" for $25.

Invoice codes

WorkSafeBC has adopted a subset of the Canadian Standard Association (CSA) injury codes. This is important for case management and early intervention. Use these codes in your Treatment Report: