Colon Hydrotherapy
” So I tell you truly, suffer the angel of water to baptize you also within, that you may become free from all your past sins, and that within likewise you may become as pure as the river’s foam sporting in the sunlight.”
– Essene Gospels of Peace
With Natural Colon Cleansing, also called Colon Hydrotherapy or Colonics we have brought back the simplicity of wellness through a forgotten ancient natural method, which over time has helped maintain the wellbeing of people across many civilizations. Colonics are a safe, simple and naturally effective way to cleanse the body and puts you in control of your own health and wellness. If healthy, your bowel eliminations should be long, snake-like and float.
How healthy is your elimination?
From the Townsend Letter for Doctors & Patients
Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the United States. It is expected to cause about 51,690 deaths during 2012; but it is also one of the most preventable.
– 104,610 new cases of colon cancer
– 43,340 new cases of rectal cancer
In 2023, approximately 153,020 individuals will be diagnosed with CRC and 52,550 will die from the disease, including 19,550 cases and 3750 deaths in individuals younger than 50 years.
(American Cancer Society and Colon Cancer Challenge)
Overall, your risk of developing colorectal cancer is about 1 in 20 (5.1%).
Remember: Colorectal cancer screening saves lives
History
Colon Hydrotherapy has been around since around 1500B.C. and is mentioned not only in the Ebers Papyrus, an ancient Egyptian medical document, but also in the Essence Gospels of Peace.
Why Cleanse?
Read Dr. Stephen Holt’s article Concepts of Effective Colon Hydrotherapy
Read Dr. Morton Walker’s report
Medical Journalist Report – Value of Colon Hydrotherapy
Published in The Lancet journal of medical news and research.
Can this help reduce your Colon Cancer risk?
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More Info:
International Association for Colon Hydrotherapy
Medical Billiing and Insurance
Medical Insurance & Billing
While Colon Hydrotherapy and Colonics are not accepted by all insurance carriers, many insurers will accept claims made by clients if accompanied by a prescription or letter of medical necessity from an authorized health care provider. Your Doctor, M.D., D.O., D.D.S., or Nurse Practitioner may agree to write a prescription or letter of medical necessity, if asked.
Atlanta Colonic & Massage does not directly accept insurance, clients claims for insurance or bill your medical insurance provider.
While Colon Hydrotherapy and Colonics are not accepted by all insurance carriers, typically, insurers may accept claims if accompanied by a prescription or letter of medical necessity from an authorized health care provider. Your Doctor M.D., D.O., D.D.S., or Nurse Practitioner may agree to write a prescription or letter of medical necessity.
We always recommend you pre-confirm coverage with your insurance plan provider.
If you intend to submit an insurance claim for services, we advise you to ask your physician or health practitioner for a prescription for Colon Hydrotherapy “as needed” or “as necessary to correct bowel response” (language which may increase the chance your claim will be accepted by an insurer) prior to receiving services. We also ask that you provide a copy of your prescription for our records.
ICD-9-CM codes are used throughout the healthcare industry to describe diseases, injuries, symptoms and conditions. CPT codes are used to describe medical and surgical services performed by healthcare providers. ICD-9-CM codes and CPT codes are inherently related, as the diagnosis (ICD-9-CM code) must support the procedure (CPT code). Therefore, Medical claims typically require a valid ICD-9-CM diagnosis code and a CPT procedure code in order to be reimbursed.
Note: Atlanta Colonic & Massage does not diagnose treat or prescribe for any medical condition or recommend treatment.
Common CPT Codes related to Colonics:
(provided for informational reference only)
- CPT 97139c Unlisted Therapeutic Procedure (Removal of Impaction)
- CPT 45915 Removal of Fecal Impaction of Foreign Body
- CPT 45999 Unlisted procedure, Rectum or Anus
Common ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes (564.0 Series) related to Colonics:
(provided for informational reference only)
- 2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 564.00
- Unspecified constipation
- Other forms of abnormal feces or difficult passage of feces.
- Condition in which bowel movements are infrequent or incomplete.
- Decrease in normal frequency of defecation accompanied by difficult or incomplete passage of stool and/or passage of excessively hard, dry stool.
- Constipation; irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels.
- 2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 564.01
- Constipation: Slow transit constipation (also called colonic inertia)
- 2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 564.02
- Outlet dysfunction constipation
- 2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 564.09
- Other constipation
