Chiropractors

Only those MSP beneficiaries with supplementary benefits status qualify for MSP coverage of chiropractic services. To verify a patient's eligibility for these benefits, use the Teleplan online eligibility check feature or call Coverage Enquiries.

Enrolment

Chiropractors who are licensed by the College of Chiropractors of British Columbia (CCBC) are eligible to enrol with MSP and obtain MSP billing numbers.

Enrolment status, and, therefore, the possession of an active billing number, is contingent upon the practitioner's continued licensure by the CCBC. Any change in licensure, such as the renewal of a temporary license or specialty, must be reported to MSP to avoid refusal of claims.

Enrolled Chiropractors

Licensed chiropractors who register with MSP are called "enrolled" chiropractors. Enrolled chiropractors may choose to be "opted-in" or "opted-out".

Opted-in chiropractors must bill MSP directly for all required services provided to MSP beneficiaries. Opted-in chiropractors are prohibited by legislation from charging MSP beneficiaries more than the amount paid by MSP for an MSP-insured service.

Opted-out chiropractors have elected to bill patients directly for insured services. Although opted-out chiropractors may choose to submit claims to MSP on behalf of patients who are MSP beneficiaries, MSP reimburses the beneficiaries directly for those insured services.

• Opting Out of MSP

Chiropractors Who Are Not Enrolled

The services of a non-enrolled or de-enrolled chiropractor are not benefits of MSP. These services can be billed directly to the patient for an amount more than that set in the chiropractic payment schedule, provided the patient is advised of the practitioner's payment protocol before the service is rendered.

Assignment of a Billing Number

Each practitioner enrolled with MSP is assigned a billing number consisting of two numbers:

• a practitioner number, which identifies the practitioner rendering the service, and
• a payment number, which identifies the person or group (e.g. clinic, hospital) to which payment is to be made.

The practitioner and payment numbers are usually the same. However, they differ in cases where a practitioner designates another practitioner or a group, such as a clinic or hospital, to receive that practitioner's MSP fee-for-service payments. See Assignment of Payment.

All claims submitted to MSP must include the practitioner number of the practitioner who performed the service; therefore, a practitioner cannot bill under another practitioner's number. The practitioner whose number appears on the MSP claim assumes full responsibility for the service provided.

Applying for a Billing Number

Chiropractors wishing to obtain a billing number from MSP must follow a clearly defined process.

1. You must first request licensure from the College of Chiropractors.
2. You must complete and submit the following application form:
   • Practitioner Registration (HLTH 2848) (PDF, 126KB)

Change of Address or Licence

If you change your address or telephone number, or if there is a change in your specialty or licence status, you must advise MSP so that your records can be updated accordingly. Timely notification of changes enables MSP to provide practitioners with accurate and efficient service and helps prevent unnecessary refusal of claims.

De-enrolment and Opting Out

A chiropractor may:

• enrol with MSP (if licensed with the appropriate licensing body); or
• once enrolled, opt out of MSP; or
• once enrolled, de-enrol from MSP (cancel the enrolment); or
• not enrol with MSP.

Notifying Patients

If a chiropractor intends to require their patients to pay all or a portion of the costs of a service, he or she must inform the patient, prior to rendering the service:

• that the patient will be required to pay part or all of the cost directly;
• the amount the patient will be required to pay; and
• the amount the patient can expect to be reimbursed by MSP.

Preamble and Payment Schedule

1. This includes as insured services the services of chiropractors who are registered members in good standing with the College of Chiropractors of British Columbia, and licensed under the Health Professions Act, when rendered in the Province of British Columbia to insured persons as prescribed in #2 below.
2. Chiropractic services will be an insured benefit only for beneficiaries with Medical Services Plan (MSP) supplementary benefits status.
3. Payment for chiropractic services insured under MSP can be claimed as follows:

00138 Chiropractic Service..............................$23.00

Notes:          

1. This item is applicable only to patients who have MSP supplementary benefits status.
2. Subject to i) above, acupuncture, chiropractic, massage therapy, naturopathic, non-surgical podiatry, and physical therapy services are benefits up to a combined maximum of 10 visits per patient per calendar year.
3. Only payable if an adequate clinical record has been created and maintained for the service being claimed.

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Complete Preamble and Payment Schedule:

MSP Payment Schedule: Chiropractic Services (PDF, 65KB)

ICBC Payment Schedule

Chiropractors

Effective for dates of service starting April 1, 2019, ICBC will no longer support Teleplan as an invoicing method for ICBC-insured services administered by a Chiropractor. ICBC is creating a simplified way to submit invoices and reports through a Health Care Provider Invoicing and Reporting web based form.

Please visit ICBC’s Health Services Business Partners page for more information about the new invoicing process at: 

https://www.icbc.com/partners/health-services/Pages/invoicing-and-reporting.aspx 

Please note ICBC claims will continue to be accepted via Teleplan for services rendered on dates prior to April 1, 2019.

All authorized motor vehicle related invoices for chiropractic treatment are to be processed through Teleplan at the following rates.

Fee Code	Treatment Description	ICBC Fee
00130	Initial Visit: Initial office visit by a patient to a chiropractor for any new condition seen for the first time, including consultation with patient and advice and any treatment on that date.	$22.27
00137	Subsequent Office Visit	$17.35
00136	Emergency, night, or holiday visit	$34.85
00133	Home Visit	$27.05