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Acupuncture services for Blue Medicare Advantage members

Due to legislation changes, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) now covers acupuncture services for Medicare Advantage members. Not all providers offer acupuncture service. Please review the list of acupuncture providers to find providers in your area that may offer acupuncture.

For more information, you can refer to the CMS decision summary.

Acupuncture Providers for Blue Medicare Advantage Members (HMO and PPO)

Last Updated May 2023

The Blue Cross North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) provider directory is created from information provided by our network providers, facilities and third parties. We try to provide you with the most up-to-date and accurate provider lists. However, providers are added to our network often and sometimes decide not to participate in our network. We cannot always guarantee that these provider lists are accurate or current when you search.

Legislative changes in the Social Security Act now allow for coverage of acupuncture services under MA plans when specific clinical and professional criteria are met.  Under the updated legislation, Blue Cross NC covers acupuncture for chronic low back pain under section 1862(a)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act for our Medicare Advantage Plans. More information can be found at Decision Memo for Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain (CAG-00452N) (cms.gov).

Under updated legislation, Blue Cross NC will cover acupuncture services for chronic low back pain under section 1862(a)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act for our Medicare Advantage Plans.  Up to 12 visits in 90 days are covered for Medicare beneficiaries under the following circumstances:

For the purpose of this decision, chronic low back pain (CLBP) is defined as:

  • Lasting 12 weeks or longer;
  • Nonspecific, in that it has no identifiable systemic cause (i.e. not associated with metastatic, inflammatory, infectious, etc. disease);
  • Not associated with surgery; and
  • Not associated with pregnancy.
  • An additional eight sessions will be covered for those patients demonstrating an improvement.  No more than 20 acupuncture treatments may be administered annually.
  • Treatment must be discontinued if the patient is not improving or is regressing.

Blue Cross North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) does not credential or contract directly with acupuncture providers, however, we are asking our participating MA providers to self-report their ability to offer acupuncture services. Below, you will find providers that have indicated that they may perform some acupuncture services. To be covered, these services still need to meet the criteria outlined by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Members should contact the provider directly to ensure these services are offered.

Providers listed are contracted with both HMO and PPO products for Medicare Advantage.

Practice Name

Phone Number

Street Address

City

State

Zip

Urgent Care Clemmons

336-713-0400

2311 Lewisville-Clemmons Rd.

Clemmons

NC

27103

NorthEast Internal & Integrative Medicine

704-403-7050

707 Memorial Blvd.

Concord

NC

28025

A Woman’s Place in Fayetteville

910-484-9020

2053 Valley Gate Dr., Suite 201

Fayetteville

NC

28304

Delina H Bishop, MD

704-664-1275

478 Williamson Rd.

Mooresville

NC

28117

Duke Private Diagnostic Clinic

919-620-5168

40 Duke Medicine Circle

Durham

NC

27710

Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates

800-344-6716

225 Baldwin Ave.

Charlotte

NC

28204

Valley Physical Medicine

910-867-5500

3706 Morganton Rd.

Fayetteville

NC

28303

Guilford Orthopaedic

336-275-3325

1915 Lendew Street

Greensboro

NC

27408

Rex Neurosurgery and Spine Center

919-784-1410

4207 Lake Boone Trail

Raleigh

NC

27607

EmergeOrtho PA

800-359-3053

Multiple Locations

 

 

 

Integrative Medicine – Highland Oaks

336-713-6100

755 Highland Oaks Drive

Winston Salem

NC

27103

Goldsboro IM & Spa

919-330-4040

1600 Wayne Memorial Drive

Goldsboro

NC

27534

FryeCare Generations Family

828-324-0359

2810 16th Street NE

Hickory

NC

28601

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Integrative Medicine – Highland Oaks

336-713-6100

755 Highland Oaks Dr., Suite 102

Winston Salem

NC

27103