Can You Bill Insurance in your state? Please let me know which insurance plans you can and can not bill. Also looking for information on each states legislative actions that are working toward getting massage accepted by health insurance.
Which Insurance can you bill – PIP/MedPay (car accidents), workers compensation, Health Insurance
What is happening in your state as far as getting massage covered by Health Insurance?
What is your Local AMTA chapter doing?
What is the Office of the Insurance Commissioner doing?
Are you licensed as a health care provider – if so where are the laws on this in your state.
Can you become a provider with workers comp? What do you have to do?
| State | Healthcare Provider | Bill Workers Compensation | Bill Car Accidents | Bill HealthCare plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Yes | |||
| Alaska | Yes | Premera Blue Cross | ||
| Arizona | Yes | Yes | ||
| Arkansas | ||||
| California | Yes as of Jan 2026 | Yes | Yes | |
| Colorado | Yes | Yes | Yes | BCBS |
| Connecticut | Yes | |||
| Delaware | ||||
| Florida | Yes Chapter 480, F.S. (Massage Practice Act) | Yes | Yes – No PIP | Yes. Law 627.6619 |
| Georgia | Yes Georgia HB242 | |||
| Hawaii | Yes | |||
| Idaho | ||||
| Illinois | Yes | Yes | Yes | BCBS |
| Indiana | Yes IN Code 25-21.8-1-4 | |||
| Iowa | yes under a doctor | |||
| Kansas | ||||
| Kentucky | Yes | Yes | ||
| Louisiana | NO | when done by a chiro | when done by a chiro | |
| Maine | NO | |||
| Maryland | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Massachusetts | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mass Laborers Health & Welfare Fund |
| Michigan | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Minnesota | NO | Yes | Yes | |
| Mississippi | ||||
| Missouri | Yes – Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS Chapter 324 324.240. Definitions. | |||
| Montana | Yes MCA 37-33-402 | |||
| Nebraska | massage must be done by a chiropractor | massage must be done by a chiropractor | ||
| Nevada | Yes | |||
| New Hampshire | NO? | According to NHDOL, NH State does not approve or disapprove providers, including massage therapists, for WC. NHDoL leaves it up to individual insurance companies. | ||
| New Jersey | Yes | Cigna, Aetna, American Specialty Network | ||
| New Mexico | Yes | If there is MED Pay – Yes | Yes | |
| New York | Yes | No | Yes, and base their fees on the state workers compensation fees. No fault insurance billing rules | No Fault and NYSHIP |
| North Carolina | Yes Senate Bill 548 | |||
| North Dakota | ||||
| Ohio | Yes | yes, no prescription required by law, although more insurance companies are requiring it for payment. | yes, must be BWC certified, easy to become certified. | No payments to LMTs But will pay chiropractors and physical therapists billing for massage therapy. |
| Oklahoma | ||||
| Oregon | Yes | Yes. Providers Info | Yes | Yes |
| Pennsylvania | Yes | |||
| Rhode Island | Yes? | |||
| South Carolina | NO | |||
| South Dakota | ||||
| Tennessee | YES Tennessee. State Law: TCA 29‑26‑101 Massage Law: TCA 63‑18‑105 | |||
| Texas | Yes Sec. 455.002. MASSAGE THERAPY AS HEALTH CARE SERVICE. | NO | NO | NO |
| Utah | Yes | Yes | ||
| Vermont | ||||
| Virginia | Yes | |||
| Washington | Yes. RCW 48.43.005 | Yes. Medical Providers | Yes. | Yes. Every Category Law. WAC 284-170-270 |
| WA DC | Yes | |||
| West Virginia | Yes | |||
| Wisconsin | Yes. 146.81 Health care records; definitions | |||
| Wyoming |