Get insurance to cover doula services. Follow these steps:
Doula Services are tax deductible, and in many instances can be covered by your insurance company’s Flex Spending Plan.
1. Pay your doula in full.
2. Get a receipt from your doula. It should include the following information:
- the doula’s name and address
- doula’s NPI number
- date and location where the services were provided
- the diagnosis code (V22.2, intrauterine pregnancy)
- the CPT code (99499, Evaluation and Management Services – Labor Support)
- the date and location services were provided
- the mother’s name
- total charge for services
- payment method
3. Submit this invoice to your insurance company, with a claim form.
Your claim has a higher chance of being accepted if it also includes the following:
1. From your doula:
- Her proof of certification and other relevant training
- A letter detailing the services she provided for you
2. From your care provider:
- A letter explaining why your doula’s services were important.
- Did the doula’s presence lessen the need for you to take pain medicine?
- Did the doula’s suggestions help your labor progress more quickly?
3. From you:
- Submit a letter telling why you needed a doula, and how she helped you during your labor.
If your claim is still not accepted, write a letter to Health Services or the CEO of the company explaining that the doula services saved them money and should be accepted in the future.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Brittany started her journey of helping women in 2012, as a pregnancy consultant. She was certified as a Birth and Bereavement Doula through Stillbirthday in 2015 and gained certification as a Gena Kirby Rebozo Doula later that year. She is the Birth Doula for modern women. She is intuitive and open-minded; she is attentive and ready to support everyone. Brittany received over 800 hours of advanced training in the practice of massage therapy in her quest as a healer, and is continually researching and attending training in the art of holistic health and wellness. She volunteers with the Oklahoma Birth Trauma Support Group for mothers and families who have experienced birth trauma and pregnancy loss. She lives in Oklahoma City with her husband and four children.
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