Sciatica Treatment On Insurance

Sciatica question- do most insurances pay for treatments?

I have medicaid at the moment as my primary insurance, but my husband just got a new job with insurance that is now in place. I am wondering what treatments most insurances will pay for? I’ve heard so many treatments for sciatica like physical therapy, massage therapy, chiropractic, etc. I am pretty sure both of my insurances would pay for physical therapy, but what about other treatments, like the massage and chiropractor?

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4 Comments so far

  1. GivPerf

    Every insurance coverage is different, so the only way to know is to call up their office and ask.

  2. Due August 11th with #2

    Our insurance covers all 3 of them. I have hip problems with this pregnancy and see our chiropractor 2 times a week.

  3. Psychogirlfrog

    Yes, Yes and Yes….

    The only tricky thing about the massage is that I had to use the massage therapists that they use at the chiropractic office. So, basically the Chiropractor put it in my treatment plan that I needed massages. (Which I asked him to do and he was so happy to do it) I ended up paying 20 dollars which is my copay for a one hour massage.

    BTW, your dr can refer you to physical therapy.

    I have had three flareups with Sciatica and I tried everything. Pain pills, epidurals and physical therapy.

    And, honestly without question the physical therapy is what helped out the most. I did it for 12 weeks. I was only orginally supposed to do it for 8 weeks but they extended it because I needed it.

    Now, when I have those first warning signs that is going to act up I do the two exercises that I learned that helped me the most.

    Hope you get some help because I know how painful sciatica can be but have not experienced it while pregnant (hopefully I won’t either)

    Hugs….

  4. Baby Boy Coming 9/15/09!!!

    I have really good health insurance and they do not cover chiropractics so I would say that medicaid probably won’t cover it either.. I"m not sure about the massage either.. I would guess not since that would not be a medically necessary procedure.

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