Hi. Medicare is more strict with what they require in documentation, they want the doctor to be very specific. Private health insurance is more flexible but I have had documentation rejected because areas are not specified enough and this seems to be happening a lot more lately. "Neck", "Back", "Low Back", "Pelvis", and "Sacral" are generally not acceptable, they are considered too vague. Here is a list of what I have had success with, including Medicare:
NECK, use:
- Atlas
- Axis
- Occiput (or "CO")
- C1, C2... C7
BACK, use:
- Dorsal
- Costovertebral
- Costotransverse
- T1, T2... T12
LOW BACK, use:
- Lumbar (shoot and miss with this one)
- L1, L2... L5
PELVIS, use:
- Ilii (R or L)
- SI (R or L)
SACRAL, use:
- Sacrum
- Coccyx