Aetna Chiropractic coverage varies depending on the policy and employer. Options include HMO and PPO.
As a network provider, we offer full benefits for all types of plans including PPO and HMO.
Major employers in the Antelope Valley use that offer Chiropractic coverage through Aetna include:
- Applebee's
- Aventis
- Bank of America
- Coldstone's
- EcolabCostco
- Edwards Air Force Base
- Fed Ex
- Granite
- Lockheed Martin
- Mail Handlers
- Northrop Grumman
- Quest Diagnostics
- Scaled Composites
- Toys R Us
- Wal-Mart
- Acton Agua Dulce Unified
HMO coverage is often offered through third part HMO’s like A.S.H.P. (American Specialty Health Plan) or Other plan
We are in network for both PPO and HMO plans. No referral required for HMO benefits.
Our insurance team can quickly verify benefits.
According To Aetna:
Chiropractic is a branch of the healing arts that is concerned with human health and prevention of disease, and the relationship between the neuroskeletal and musculoskeletal structures and functions of the body. The primary focus of chiropractic is the relationship of the spinal column and the nervous system, as it relates to the restoration and maintenance of health. A practitioner of chiropractic is referred to as Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.), Chiropractic Physician or Chiropractor.
The primary focus of the profession is the vertebral column; however, all other peripheral articular structures and adjacent tissues may be treated, depending on state chiropractic scope of practice laws.
Neuromusculoskeletal conditions commonly treated by chiropractic physicians include:
- Contractures
- Degenerative conditions of the joints
- Fibrositis
- Myalgia
- Myofibrositis
- Neuralgias
- Repetitive motion injuries
- Peripheral joint trauma
- Radiculopathies
- Spinal facet syndromes
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylosis
- Sprains and strains
- Headaches (including tension headaches, migraines, and vertebrogenic-type headaches)
- Osteoarthritis: Intervertebral disc disorders of the spine such as disc protrusion, bulging, degeneration, and displacement
- Non-infectious inflammatory disorders of the joints, muscles, and ligaments of the spine and extremities
To learn more about chiropractic coverage provided by Aetna, please see Aetna’s Clincial Policy Bulletin on Chiropractic Services.
