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Help with Insurance Appeal for Cranial Banding
Asked by A.J. from Dallas
on April 26, 2008
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My 6 1/2 month old son recently was put into a cranial band, "helmet". He has moderate plagiocephaly and torticollis. The insurance company views the cranial band a...
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- Keep talking to someone(thru Customer Service phone #)at United - keep moving up the chain of command, You don't need to be rude, just insistent and persistent. Your...
- Have you talked to the MD office where this was prescribed? They may be able to write a letter of medical necessity. As a nurse we write letters all the time to help...
- It sounds as though your son already has his band, but another thing to consider is that the DOC band is NOT the only company out there. Although we met with the folk...
Infant Torticollis
Asked by T.P. from Phoenix
on May 5, 2010
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My Son of four months was just diagnosed with infant torticollis, we are waiting for the PT to be approved by the insurance so we can make an appointment, But I rotat...
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- Try chiropractic, I would before doing pt and you might not need approval first. Or you can do both, since they do different things. But an early curvature can lead to...
- The problem encountered in infant torticollis is most often a tailbone that went out of default position through the birthing process, breech per se, by pressure and p...
- Hi T., Our boy was diagnosed with torticollis at twelve weeks also. The right side of his face was quite flat in comparison to the left, and now, at age three, the...
Head Tilt
Asked by D.H. from Yuba City
on April 11, 2008
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Hello moms. I know this is probably nothing, but when my husband mentioned it to me, I figured I'd just double check. I have three children, two older boys, and one ...
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- D. A co-worker of mine had to take her daughter to some sort of therapy at about the same age, because her neck did the same thing. W.
- Hi D., I see a lot of folks have told you about torticollis. Along w/ torticollis sometimes comes plagiocephaly (misshapen skull). My son had both and was diagnosed at...
- Dear D., I don't think it's something you should be overly concerned about. Your pediatrician should let you know if it's cause for concern. I have a friend whose bab...
