Aetna Open Choice PPO

 

Open Choice PPO

Acupuncture Benefits

The Aetna "Open Choice" plan provides benefits for acupuncture treatment rendered by a medical doctor or licensed acupuncturist, up to a maximum benefit of $1,000 per calendar year. The scope of the benefit may be summarized as follows:

Covered diagnoses for treatment by acupuncture include the following types of chronic pain syndrome:

  • Tension headache
  • Migraine headache
  • Psychalgia
  • Neuralgia
  • Backache
  • Lumbago
  • Muscle spasm
  • Bursitis

Acupuncture treatment in lieu of anaesthesia has been recognized as a reimbursable procedure by Aetna under the traditional plan. This benefit, as well as all other benefits under the traditional plan, will be maintained under Aetna "Open Choice".