Have you been in a car accident? We can help! We bill directly with ICBC.
If you’ve been in a car accident, ICBC covers treatments from chiropractors, acupuncture therapists, and registered massage therapists.
You may use multiple therapies at the same time; and this is generally recommended for faster recovery.
How does it work?
- After your motor vehicle accident go to icbc’s website and report your claim.
- The first 12 weeks of treatment is “pre-approved,” meaning you don’t need to ask for approval from an ICBC adjuster to begin your treatments.
- Give us a call or use our online booking portal to schedule an appointment, and provide us with the claim number, and date of accident in the notes section of the intake form, and you’re ready to go.
What happens after 12 weeks?
After the pre-approval period has ended (12 weeks from the date of injury), if you are still not fully recovered, we may file for an extension for more funding for your treatments, this is however not guaranteed, and may require you the patient to communicate with your ICBC injury adjuster.
What if I start care after my pre-approval period is over?
IF you’ve seen another provider, or are past the 12 week pre-approval period, and would like to begin care at our office, no problem. We will need to contact ICBC, let them know that you’d like to begin care here, and ask for approval for an examination. If they approve an exam, we can use that information to apply for further treatment.
Approvals for further care are always at ICBC’s discretion, unfortunately we can’t make those decisions ourselves. Correspondence with ICBC generally takes about 10 days or less, and we may have to pause your care while we wait for a decision on funding.
Do I need to pay for anything?
For chiropractic and acupuncture visits, no. These visits are fully covered at our office.
For registered massage therapy visits, yes. ICBC covers the initial session fully, the session length is one hour. ICBC covers $98.70 for each subsequent session. You may choose to do 45 minute, or 60 minute sessions, and you must pay the balance.
- If you choose to do a 45 minute session, you pay $11.30 per session.
- If you choose to do a 60 minute session, you pay $31.30 per session.
Please keep in mind the pricing on the website may be out of date, and for the most comprehensive and up to date pricing structures, and to answer all other billing related questions, contact us via e-mail at team@comolakechiropractic.com or by phone at (604) 492-4477.