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July 8, 2019 Puzzle Piece
Our bodies are equipped to protect us from many kinds of toxins.  Your natural filtration is efficient; however, it’s not equipped to handle the workload thrown at it in this modern day and age of pollution. There are substances, like heavy metals, and environmental exposures your body doesn’t have a method of removing.  Unfortunately, these substances are growing more commonplace and causing many illnesses, disease and death.
 
It’s crucial for everyone to take steps to cleanse their body and repair the damage of years of toxic exposure and accumulation.  These toxins are accumulative and increase damage and dis-ease of many types.
 
Where the Toxins and Heavy Metals Come?
Heavy metals, pesticides, defoliates and a long list of toxins are everywhere in the ground, the water, the air and products we use every day. There’s still paint with lead in it lining old houses and buildings. Do a renovation on such a location and all that lead dust gets kicked up into the air and into your lungs. Essentially, you accumulate toxins when you eat, drink, breath and handle various products, including pesticides.  Many skincare products contain toxins and irritants.  Black mold is very dangerous following leaks in your water system or flooding for any reason.
 
Most Common Heavy Metals Your Body Can Accumulate:
  • Mercury
  • Lead
  • Copper
  • Zinc
  • Arsenic
  • Cadmium
  • Iron
  • Cobalt
 
Please note: There’s a significant difference between organic minerals and the heavy metal form. Mercy, lead and arsenic are common heavy metal contaminants. 
 
According to a publication in the NATO Science for Peace and Security book, “atmospheric heavy metals pollution is one of the most serious problems facing humanity and other life forms on our planet today.”
 
The line between who’s at greater risk and who’s at lesser risk is thinning. You don’t have to work in a smelting or mining operation to be contaminated. You can do something as basic as touch receipt paper from the store, spray weed killer, pesticides, and use certain cosmetics to accumulate toxins for a very short list.
 
You further accumulate heavy metals from water pipes, cookware and jewelry in your immediate life. More comes at you from the agricultural field, manufacturing and even pharmaceuticals. Even if you don’t personally use pesticides on your own property, the agriculture industry relies heavily on their use, and these contaminate the food you eat, the air you breathe and the clothes you wear.
 
One report by USA Today explained that elevated levels of lead were found in almost 2,000 water systems in the United States. Another study found that over 3,000 communities in the U.S. have double the amount of lead in their water as the infamous Flint drinking water.
 
As previously stated, cosmetics and beauty products are often contaminated with toxins and heavy metals. These include products like lipstick, eyeliner, eye shadow, blush, moisturizers, hair dye, and sunscreens.
 
Another surprising place to find heavy metals is in your furniture, specifically ones that have been treated with fire retardant. This includes the seats and dashboards in your car and the mattress you sleep on.
 
There are a variety of jobs that expose employees to heavy metals every day. Employees are constantly breathing in heavy metal particles floating through the air and absorbing them through their skin. The professional fields at greatest risk include miners, smelters, welders, construction workers, and battery or electronics recycling workers.
 
Since heavy metals, especially mercury is found in water, fish absorb them, and you get a dose of heavy metals when you eat the fish. According to the World Health Organization, cadmium has the most widespread distribution of the six heavy metals and mercury the most limited. The FDA began a Total Diet Survey program in 1965 and originally intended to monitor pesticide levels in food, expanded to analyze the levels of lead, zinc, cadmium, mercury, arsenic and selenium in food in heavy metal form.
 
The Toll Toxins Take on Your Body
Toxins and heavy metals accumulate in your body, which effects organs and tissue function that can create a host of health problems.  Test for the use of (Opti-Enviro Detox & Opti-Metals Detox). This includes your GI tract (Opti-GI). Most of them will give you severe gastrointestinal and nervous systems problems (Opti-Brain).

enviro_metals_gi_brain

There are many ways how toxins and heavy metals damage the human body, but the common thread is that they interrupt enzymes and interact with DNA in such a way that basic cellular processes shut down.
 
Heavy metals are shown to inhibit a wide variety of enzymes, and arsenic poisoning manifests as a host of symptoms including seizures, brain hemorrhages, vomiting, bloody diarrhea, anemia, muscle aches, and hardening of the skin.
 
Signs of Chronic Heavy Metal Exposure:
  • Skin changes
  • Impaired cognitive, motor and language skills
  • Nausea, lethargy, malaise
  • Insomnia
  • Emotional instability
 
According to OSHA, high mercury exposure results in permanent nervous system and kidney damage. An increase in the incidence of lung cancer has been observed among workers in industries that produce chromate and manufacture pigments containing chromate. Beryllium can cause sensitization, lung and skin disease in a significant percentage of exposed workers.
 
Arsenic - Arsenic is a protoplasmic poison since it affects primarily the sulfhydryl group of cells causing malfunctioning of cell respiration, cell enzymes and mitosis. Arsenic compounds get methylated by bacteria, algae, fungi and humans, which results in poisoning.
 
Lead - The sources of lead exposure include mainly industrial processes, food and smoking, drinking water and domestic sources. In the US, more than 100 to 200,000 tons of lead per year is being released in the environment. Some is taken up by plants, fixation to soil and flow into water bodies, hence human exposure besides what we breathe. 
 
A plant with high lead concentration increases the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), causing lipid membrane damage that ultimately leads to damage of chlorophyll and photosynthetic processes and suppresses the overall growth of the plant. This damage carries on into humans when we eat these plants.
 
Mercury - There were 3, 596 acute heavy metal poisoning cases listed in one year as far back as 1997 recorded by the American Association of Poison Control Centers. Major sources of mercury pollution include anthropogenic activities such as agriculture, municipal wastewater discharges, mining, incineration, and discharges of industrial wastewater.
 
The brain remains the most serious target organ for mercury, yet it can impair any organ and lead to malfunctioning of nerves, kidneys and muscles. It can cause disruption to the membrane potential and interrupt with intracellular calcium homeostasis.
 
Cadmium - In the US, more than 500,000 workers get exposed to toxic cadmium each year as per The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
 
Your body has no method of removing cadmium. In industry is used in rechargeable batteries, for special alloys production and is present in tobacco smoke. Humans may get exposed to this metal primarily by inhalation and ingestion and can suffer from acute and chronic intoxications. Cadmium can replace zinc present in metallothionein, thereby inhibiting it from acting as a free radical scavenger within the cell.
 
Chromium - Chromium occurs naturally by the burning of oil and coal, petroleum from ferro chromate refractory material, pigment oxidants, catalyst, chromium steel, fertilizers, oil well drilling and metal plating tanneries. It is extensively used in industries such as metallurgy, electroplating, production of paints and pigments, tanning, wood preservation, chemical production and pulp and paper production.
 
Chromium compounds are respiratory tract irritants, resulting in airway irritation, airway obstruction, and lung, nasal, or sinus cancer.
 
Iron - Many people have been exposed to elevated levels of iron through drinking water and many take too much in their supplements. A wide range of harmful free radicals are formed when the absorbed iron fails to bind to the protein. This circulating unbound iron results in corrosive effect of the gastrointestinal tract and biological fluids. The free iron can also lead to lipid peroxidation, which results in severe damage to mitochondria, microsomes and other cellular organelles.
 
Nutrients Proven to Remove Toxins and Heal Your GI Tract
The key to removing heavy metals is to chelate them. In order to convert them from inorganic to chelated takes a potent, therapeutic blend of the right nutrients backed by research. Chelating agents bind to heavy metal toxin ions and convert them to a form your body knows how to expel.  Opti-GI contains the following nutrients:
 
Chlorella - Chlorella binds to dioxins and other environmental toxins, repairs the body’s detoxification functions, improves the antioxidant glutathione, and binds to heavy metals, chelating them.
 
Psyllium - The use of psyllium has been shown to block the reabsorption of heavy metals back into the body once secreted into the gut via the liver and gallbladder.
 
Licorice Root - Licorice root is shown to support gut, liver and immune health. In one study in the Journal of Agriculture Food Chemistry, scientists demonstrated that licorice root helped the entire body rid itself of toxic waste by excreting it via the kidneys (in urine) and the liver (in bile).
 
Ginkgo Biloba - This herb functions as an antioxidant and free radical scavenger. It is commonly used to treat lead poisoning.
 
Pectin - Originally used to treat patients after the Chernobyl disaster, pectin excels at entering the bloodstream and latching on to heavy metals, thus making it possible for your body to remove both the pectin and metals from your body.
 
Optimal Opti-GI: The Savior of Your Stomach Lining
OPTI-GI™ contains a complementary blend of nutrients, herbs, and a probiotic yeast to support the integrity, health, and metabolism of the gastrointestinal tract. * It also contains immunoglobulins, patented glutamine, special pectin fibers and powerful herbs. *
This formula combines non-digestible and functional fibers to surround toxins and ensure they’re removed from your system and does all that without any of the usual number unpleasant side effects other remedies have.
 
  1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4427717/
  2. https://www.dermnetnz.org/topics/heavy-metal-toxicity/
  3. https://thegoodinside.com/9-sneaky-ways-heavy-metals-get-into-the-body/
  4. https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/repro/heavymetals.html
  5. https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/metalsheavy/
  6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1475014/
  7. https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/csem/csem.asp?csem=10&po=10
  8. https://commonground.ca/heavy-metal-detox-with-cilantro-and-chlorella/
  9. http://www.econugenics.com/media/wysiwyg/PDF/EcoNugenics_Wellness_Guide_-_Detox_Health.pdf
 
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September 6th - 8th Garden City, New York September 20-22 - Las Vegas, NV
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Yours in Health and Wellness,

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John W Brimhall, DC, BA, BS, FIAMA, DIBAK

April 22 2013 - Lose Toxins - Lose Weight

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April 22, 2013 Puzzle Piece


Lose Toxins - Lose Weight

We live in an increasingly toxic world and our body is under constant attack. It seems we have exceeded our toxic limit and are losing the battle. Function is decreased, weight gain is a result, blood sugar can become dysfunctional, many other symptoms are manifested and conditions are given many different names and blamed for how we feel.



Hormones and antibiotics are being given to beef cattle, cows, pigs and chickens to increase weight gain and production to increase profits. We eat mostly conventionally grown and chemically sprayed fruits and vegetables. We eat package foods and desserts that are loaded with sugars and artificial ingredients?

We have been taught for many years the staff of life is wheat and "Whole Grains". Now we find many sensitive to gluten and countless numbers of people suffer from allergies and sensitivities that have been linked to numerous health problems including auto-immune disorders?

We are also being contaminated by the toxic halides, Fluorine, Chlorine and Bromine in breads, flame retardants, water supplies, tooth paste, disinfectants and even some medicines. Heavy metals, such as lead, mercury, excess copper and uranium etc. are found in our air, food and water. Plastics and food containers contain many toxins? Cleaning and laundry supplies, make-up and personal care products add to this burden? Pesticides, herbicides, fungicides and GMO foods add to this burden further.

Our systems are being stressed out by food additives and preservatives like tartrazine (derived from coal tar), potassium benzoate, MSG, biphenyl, aspartame, and many others, which are found in most packaged foods and act like a mortician's embalming fluid on our body!

Many state they are fatigued and have a hard time keeping up like they used to. Doctors say it is harder to get favorable results with complicated cases. Our experience is many of these problems have a toxic burden as an underlying trigger and mediator to many of the problems we now face in health and wellness.

Our bodies are being held prisoner by all of these toxic accumulations and speak to us in symptomatic expression of digestive problems, excess weight, candida, leaky gut, constipation, IBS, allergies, out-of-control blood lipids, or up and down blood sugar levels.

Newborn babies do not escape this contamination. An investigation of newborn babies born in the US in August and September 2004 revealed that of 400 industrial and consumer product chemicals tested, these babies averaged 200 contaminants in their blood of the ten babies tested. 208 had been listed to cause birth defects in animals. 217 were toxic to the brain and Nervous System. [http://www.ewg.org/reports/bodyburden2/]

The analysis tested for pollutants including mercury, fire retardants, pesticides and a chemical used in the production of Teflon, PFOA. In total, the babies' blood had 287 chemicals, including 209 never before detected in umbilical cord blood.

Toxins make us age faster and cause the body to gain water and fat weight trying to dilute the toxic burden. It is said the "solution to pollution is dilution". The way to eliminate the toxic weight gain is to release the toxins from the body. Then it is important to rebuild and reverse where possible the damage simultaneously.

We teach in our seminars to evaluate for toxins, including Toxic Halides, and Toxic Heavy Metals and release them from the body with Homeopathic Remedies formulated in a homochord. You can go to past Puzzle Pieces in the archives at www.brimhall.com for these articles free of charge. We have also done webinars for Xymogen, which are available. Please ask your Rep or Call 800-647-6100 for the Rep in your area if you do not know who it is.

We have found it very import to mobilize the toxins and then remove them from the body. As stated, we first use the homeopathic remedy/s as tested and then use an essential fatty acid such as fish or krill oil. My favorite is LipiChol from Xymogen, which is a special non-toxic extract from Krill oil.

We also always use a natural chelate product to help remove the toxins released. My favorite is CheleX that has EDTA, DMSA, cilantro, ALA, NAC and chlorella. Other heavy metals will follow when you start to release the ring leaders, so to speak. XenoProtX is another major detoxification nutrient from Xymogen. Vitamin C, MaX Liver Detox, S-Acetyl Glutathione, MaX Adrenal, Max Brain and MaX GI are major considerations. We test for MaX Iodine in conjunction with the Homeopathic Halides and give when appropriate. Iodine is deficient in over 90 % of those tested in the US, as is Vitamin D according to Jay Mead, MD from Labrix Labs.

We find that many patients during and after detoxification need MaX Thyroid and/or MaX Hypothalamus/Pituitary to assist in the proper weight balance once the toxins are releasing. We use foot baths, cold laser and far infrared saunas in our treatment for detoxification. Please go to www.brimhall.com for references to these products and our seminar schedule or call our office at 866-338-4883.



Yours in Health and Wellness,

John W. Brimhall, BA, BS, DC, FIAMA, DIBAK


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May 9, 2022 - Cleanse or Die Prematurely pp_banner

Cleanse or Die Prematurely

May 9, 2022 Puzzle Piece


Our bodies are equipped to protect us from many kinds of toxins.  Your natural filtration is efficient; however, it’s not equipped to handle the workload thrown at it in this modern day and age of pollution. There are substances, like heavy metals, and environmental exposures your body doesn’t have a method of removing.  Unfortunately, these substances are growing more commonplace and causing many illnesses, disease and death.
 
It’s crucial for everyone to take steps to cleanse their body and repair the damage of years of toxic exposure and accumulation.  These toxins are accumulative and increase damage and dis-ease of many types.
 
Where the Toxins and Heavy Metals Come?
Heavy metals, pesticides, defoliates and a long list of toxins are everywhere in the ground, the water, the air and products we use every day. There’s still paint with lead in it lining old houses and buildings. Do a renovation on such a location and all that lead dust gets kicked up into the air and into your lungs. Essentially, you accumulate toxins when you eat, drink, breath and handle various products, including pesticides.  Many skincare products contain toxins and irritants.  Black mold is very dangerous following leaks in your water system or flooding for any reason.
 
Most Common Heavy Metals Your Body Can Accumulate:
  • Mercury
  • Lead
  • Copper
  • Zinc
  • Arsenic
  • Cadmium
  • Iron
  • Cobalt
 
Please note: There’s a significant difference between organic minerals and the heavy metal form. Mercy, lead and arsenic are common heavy metal contaminants. 
 
According to a publication in the NATO Science for Peace and Security book, “atmospheric heavy metals pollution is one of the most serious problems facing humanity and other life forms on our planet today.”
 
The line between who’s at greater risk and who’s at lesser risk is thinning. You don’t have to work in a smelting or mining operation to be contaminated. You can do something as basic as touch receipt paper from the store, spray weed killer, pesticides, and use certain cosmetics to accumulate toxins for a very short list.
 
You further accumulate heavy metals from water pipes, cookware and jewelry in your immediate life. More comes at you from the agricultural field, manufacturing and even pharmaceuticals. Even if you don’t personally use pesticides on your own property, the agriculture industry relies heavily on their use, and these contaminate the food you eat, the air you breathe and the clothes you wear.
 
One report by USA Today explained that elevated levels of lead were found in almost 2,000 water systems in the United States. Another study found that over 3,000 communities in the U.S. have double the amount of lead in their water as the infamous Flint drinking water.
 
As previously stated, cosmetics and beauty products are often contaminated with toxins and heavy metals. These include products like lipstick, eyeliner, eye shadow, blush, moisturizers, hair dye, and sunscreens.
 
Another surprising place to find heavy metals is in your furniture, specifically ones that have been treated with fire retardant. This includes the seats and dashboards in your car and the mattress you sleep on.
 
There are a variety of jobs that expose employees to heavy metals every day. Employees are constantly breathing in heavy metal particles floating through the air and absorbing them through their skin. The professional fields at greatest risk include miners, smelters, welders, construction workers, and battery or electronics recycling workers.
 
Since heavy metals, especially mercury is found in water, fish absorb them, and you get a dose of heavy metals when you eat the fish. According to the World Health Organization, cadmium has the most widespread distribution of the six heavy metals and mercury the most limited. The FDA began a Total Diet Survey program in 1965 and originally intended to monitor pesticide levels in food, expanded to analyze the levels of lead, zinc, cadmium, mercury, arsenic and selenium in food in heavy metal form.
 
The Toll Toxins Take on Your Body
Toxins and heavy metals accumulate in your body, which effects organs and tissue function that can create a host of health problems.  Test for the use of (Opti-Enviro Detox & Opti-Metals Detox). This includes your GI tract (Opti-GI). Most of them will give you severe gastrointestinal and nervous systems problems (Opti-Brain).


enviro_metals_gi_brain


There are many ways how toxins and heavy metals damage the human body, but the common thread is that they interrupt enzymes and interact with DNA in such a way that basic cellular processes shut down.
 
Heavy metals are shown to inhibit a wide variety of enzymes, and arsenic poisoning manifests as a host of symptoms including seizures, brain hemorrhages, vomiting, bloody diarrhea, anemia, muscle aches, and hardening of the skin.
 
Signs of Chronic Heavy Metal Exposure:
  • Skin changes
  • Impaired cognitive, motor and language skills
  • Nausea, lethargy, malaise
  • Insomnia
  • Emotional instability
 
According to OSHA, high mercury exposure results in permanent nervous system and kidney damage. An increase in the incidence of lung cancer has been observed among workers in industries that produce chromate and manufacture pigments containing chromate. Beryllium can cause sensitization, lung and skin disease in a significant percentage of exposed workers.
 
Arsenic - Arsenic is a protoplasmic poison since it affects primarily the sulfhydryl group of cells causing malfunctioning of cell respiration, cell enzymes and mitosis. Arsenic compounds get methylated by bacteria, algae, fungi and humans, which results in poisoning.
 
Lead - The sources of lead exposure include mainly industrial processes, food and smoking, drinking water and domestic sources. In the US, more than 100 to 200,000 tons of lead per year is being released in the environment. Some is taken up by plants, fixation to soil and flow into water bodies, hence human exposure besides what we breathe. 
 
A plant with high lead concentration increases the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), causing lipid membrane damage that ultimately leads to damage of chlorophyll and photosynthetic processes and suppresses the overall growth of the plant. This damage carries on into humans when we eat these plants.
 
Mercury - There were 3, 596 acute heavy metal poisoning cases listed in one year as far back as 1997 recorded by the American Association of Poison Control Centers. Major sources of mercury pollution include anthropogenic activities such as agriculture, municipal wastewater discharges, mining, incineration, and discharges of industrial wastewater.
 
The brain remains the most serious target organ for mercury, yet it can impair any organ and lead to malfunctioning of nerves, kidneys and muscles. It can cause disruption to the membrane potential and interrupt with intracellular calcium homeostasis.
 
Cadmium - In the US, more than 500,000 workers get exposed to toxic cadmium each year as per The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
 
Your body has no method of removing cadmium. In industry is used in rechargeable batteries, for special alloys production and is present in tobacco smoke. Humans may get exposed to this metal primarily by inhalation and ingestion and can suffer from acute and chronic intoxications. Cadmium can replace zinc present in metallothionein, thereby inhibiting it from acting as a free radical scavenger within the cell.
 
Chromium - Chromium occurs naturally by the burning of oil and coal, petroleum from ferro chromate refractory material, pigment oxidants, catalyst, chromium steel, fertilizers, oil well drilling and metal plating tanneries. It is extensively used in industries such as metallurgy, electroplating, production of paints and pigments, tanning, wood preservation, chemical production and pulp and paper production.
 
Chromium compounds are respiratory tract irritants, resulting in airway irritation, airway obstruction, and lung, nasal, or sinus cancer.
 
Iron - Many people have been exposed to elevated levels of iron through drinking water and many take too much in their supplements. A wide range of harmful free radicals are formed when the absorbed iron fails to bind to the protein. This circulating unbound iron results in corrosive effect of the gastrointestinal tract and biological fluids. The free iron can also lead to lipid peroxidation, which results in severe damage to mitochondria, microsomes and other cellular organelles.
 
Nutrients Proven to Remove Toxins and Heal Your GI Tract
The key to removing heavy metals is to chelate them. In order to convert them from inorganic to chelated takes a potent, therapeutic blend of the right nutrients backed by research. Chelating agents bind to heavy metal toxin ions and convert them to a form your body knows how to expel.  Opti-GI contains the following nutrients:
 
Chlorella - Chlorella binds to dioxins and other environmental toxins, repairs the body’s detoxification functions, improves the antioxidant glutathione, and binds to heavy metals, chelating them.
 
Psyllium - The use of psyllium has been shown to block the reabsorption of heavy metals back into the body once secreted into the gut via the liver and gallbladder.
 
Licorice Root - Licorice root is shown to support gut, liver and immune health. In one study in the Journal of Agriculture Food Chemistry, scientists demonstrated that licorice root helped the entire body rid itself of toxic waste by excreting it via the kidneys (in urine) and the liver (in bile).
 
Ginkgo Biloba - This herb functions as an antioxidant and free radical scavenger. It is commonly used to treat lead poisoning.
 
Pectin - Originally used to treat patients after the Chernobyl disaster, pectin excels at entering the bloodstream and latching on to heavy metals, thus making it possible for your body to remove both the pectin and metals from your body.
 
Optimal Opti-GI: The Savior of Your Stomach Lining
OPTI-GI™ contains a complementary blend of nutrients, herbs, and a probiotic yeast to support the integrity, health, and metabolism of the gastrointestinal tract. * It also contains immunoglobulins, patented glutamine, special pectin fibers and powerful herbs. *
This formula combines non-digestible and functional fibers to surround toxins and ensure they’re removed from your system and does all that without any of the usual number unpleasant side effects other remedies have.
 
  1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4427717/
  2. https://www.dermnetnz.org/topics/heavy-metal-toxicity/
  3. https://thegoodinside.com/9-sneaky-ways-heavy-metals-get-into-the-body/
  4. https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/repro/heavymetals.html
  5. https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/metalsheavy/
  6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1475014/
  7. https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/csem/csem.asp?csem=10&po=10
  8. https://commonground.ca/heavy-metal-detox-with-cilantro-and-chlorella/
  9. http://www.econugenics.com/media/wysiwyg/PDF/EcoNugenics_Wellness_Guide_-_Detox_Health.pdf
 

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March 24 2014 - CODING FOR LASER THERAPY

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March 24, 2014 Puzzle Piece

CODING FOR LASER THERAPY
 

The Rule of Coding: Service Codes define "what" you do, diagnoses codes define "why" you're doing it. Billing for laser or any other service must be properly defined and supported by both a service code and a diagnoses code.

Coverage for laser as with any other service is strictly dependent upon the coverage and benefits for individual policies. Providers must be aware that some states as well as some individual payers specify which codes they prefer to be used for specific services. It is up to the provider to regularly obtain this information and apply it as required. Medicare does not cover laser therapy for chiropractic in any region.

The information below consist of common codes that are applicable for use when performing laser therapy. Again, if another code is required with an individual payer or within a specific state, providers must adhere to those guidelines. Providers should always seek counsel from individual states and payers for any specific requirements. Please see common codes used for laser therapy below:

S8948: Application of a modality (requiring constant provider attendance) to one or more areas; low level laser; each 15 minutes
Note: Because laser is often performed in less than 15 minutes, the Modifier -52 may be applicable in these cases so as to indicate that less than a full unit of this service was performed

97139: Unlisted therapeutic procedure (specify)
Note: When using this code, clarity of your procedure must be listed in the red shaded area above the code on the claim form.

97026: Infrared (1 or more areas)
Modality which uses light and heat to raise the tissue temperature 5-10 degrees centigrade in the area of application.

Additional coding tips: Recognize that laser therapy is often performed in conjunction with another treatment or active therapy. Due to this, there are other codes that may be applicable for billing and qualify for reimbursement in addition to the actual laser therapy service.

Understand that when selecting a code, you must strictly adhere to the detail that is written in the code description.

*Nebraska* Nebraska practices are required to use code 97139 for laser therapy for BCBS. 'Low-Level-Laser' or 'Cold Laser' must be printed in the red shaded area on the claim form to identify the service.

Non-Insurance Codes:
The following ABC (Advanced Billing Concepts) codes may be of interest for proper recording and reporting for specific services where codes may not be listed clearly elsewhere. These codes are intended for use for non-insurance and wellness services.

The ABC codes listed below are not intended to be submitted to insurance for payment as they will not be recognized for processing and coverage by payers.  These ABC laser codes are: 

BAEAC:  Cold laser therapy each treatment 
 
DOCUMENTING FOR LASER THERAPY 

Documentation of your services is necessary to accomplish: 
        -Supporting Medical Necessity 
        -Verification that the service was indeed performed 
        -Identifying the benefits of or purpose of performing a procedure 
        -Demonstrating change or improvement in a patient condition/symptoms from visit to visit 

Proper and complete documentation of all services is critical.  The information below will describe what must be documented specifically for laser therapy services:  

        -Reason or purpose for performing this service.  What is it intended to accomplish? 
        -Length of time laser therapy was performed 
        -Region of the body laser therapy was applied 
        -Doctor observations or new findings during or after laser therapy (as applicable) 
        -Patient comments if applicable (increase of or reduction of pain, increased ROM, etc)  

Additional tips:  
What is 'Constant Provider Attendance'?
   You will notice that service code S8948 requires Constant Provider Attendance.  The definition of Constant Attendance is determined by each state individually.  Providers should at least annually contact their local state organization to determine how this is defined in their own states.  Many services codes that are used in chiropractic require Constant Provider Attendance.

Why use non-insurance codes like ABC?  Regardless of a practice type, services must be coded.  Coding is a language that can be interpret globally.  Even patient records where there is no insurance involvement can be requested for review from various sources.  While documentation should always be detailed and thorough, coding is generally a primary resource that reviewing parties would reference when determining what services were rendered to patients.  As a measure of patient safety, both documentation and coding are critical components of a complete record.   

How do I better understand coding?  Current year coding resources are necessary for proper coding.  At a minimum, practices should review at least those codes that are currently used.  Any uncertainties should be researched to confirm proper use.  One should never assume the use of a code or use a code that doesn't clearly define the service being rendered.  There are many resources available to seek help for assistance in being confident with coding.  To maximize reimbursement and to fully support documentation, providers should become familiar with all codes that are available for use and the documentation guidelines for each.

   
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