Radiology Services

(A) The MassHealth agency pays for radiology services when the services are needed to confirm the existence of a neuromusculoskeletal condition requiring treatment. (B) Payment for radiology services is not included in the fees for office visits or chiropractic manipulative treatment and must be claimed separately. (C) All equipment used in providing radiology services must be inspected and approved by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. (D) The MassHealth agency pays chiropractors for only those radiology services provided in the chiropractor's office and only when the films are developed and read in the chiropractor's office; provided, however, that in the case of a MassHealth CHC provider that bills for chiropractor services provided on site by a CHC-employed or contracted chiropractor, the radiology services must be provided in, and the films must be developed and read in, the CHC. (E) All X-rays must be labeled with the member's name, date of the exam, and the nature of the exam and must be maintained in the member’s medical record in accordance with 130 CMR 441.412.