2008 ABC Coding Manual - Index of

Somatic and/or Massage Practices – Bodywork CBBAV – CBBBO
CBBAV Structural integration each 15 minutes
Manipulating the fascia of a client’s body part, region or full body to align his or her body around its axis.
Any practitioner using this code must document appropriate training and/or certification. Service is billed
in 15-minute increments.
CBBAX Tooth therapy each 15 minutes
Applying pressure point and/or oscillation to a client’s tooth and/or teeth that refer to other parts of his or
her body. Service is billed in 15-minute increments.
CBBAY Touch for Health each 15 minutes
Using fingers on psychoneural points of a client to enhance his or her emotional balance. Any practitioner
using this code must document appropriate training and/or certification. Service is billed in 15-minute
increments.
CBBBA Trager Psychophysical Integration and Menastics each 15 minutes
Applying gentle, rhythmic, rocking movements to a client’s joints and muscles in combination with
Menastics, which are movement exercises facilitated by a practitioner to eliminate and/or prevent his or
her stored tension. Any practitioner using this code must document appropriate training and/or
certification. Service is billed in 15-minute increments.
CBBBB Trauma release each 15 minutes
Using therapeutic movement and breath work to release a client’s psychoemotional trauma and/or pain.
Service is billed in 15-minute increments.
CBBBC Zero balancing each 30 minutes
Applying gentle acupressure, which focuses on a client’s joints and bones to correct imbalances between
energy and structure, to provide relief from his or her pain, anxiety and/or stress. Any practitioner using
this code must document appropriate training and/or certification. Service is billed in 30-minute
increments.
CBBBI Somato respiratory integration each 15 minutes
Using movement and touch, coordinated with breathing, to connect a client to his or her natural body
rhythms. Service is billed in 15-minute increments.
CBBBJ St. John Method Neuromuscular Therapy each 15 minutes
Using various techniques, including compression, trigger-point therapy, muscle-energy technique and
neuromuscular education, on a client to relieve his or her chronic, acute and/or subacute pain. Any
practitioner using this code must document appropriate training and/or certification. Service is billed in 15minute
increments.
CBBBK Reflexology instruction group each 15 minutes
Teaching clients in a group setting how to apply alternating and firm pressure to their feet, hands and/ or
ears to stimulate physiological changes in their bodies through reflexes and the nervous system. Any
practitioner using this code must document appropriate training and/or certification. Service is billed in 15minute
increments per client.
CBBBL Reflexology instruction family each 15 minutes
Teaching a family member(s) how to apply alternating and firm pressure to another family member’s(s’)
feet, hands and/or ears to stimulate physiological changes in his or her body through reflexes and the
nervous system. Any practitioner using this code must document appropriate training and/or certification.
Service is billed in 15-minute increments.
CBBBM Reflexology hand each 15 minutes
Applying alternating and firm pressure to a client’s hand to stimulate physiological changes in his or her
body through reflexes and the nervous system. Any practitioner using this code must document
appropriate training and/or certification. Service is billed in 15-minute increments.
CBBBN Reflexology foot each 15 minutes
Applying alternating and firm pressure to a client’s foot to stimulate physiological changes in his or her
body through reflexes and the nervous system. Any practitioner using this code must document
appropriate training and/or certification. Service is billed in 15-minute increments.
CBBBO Reflexology ear each 15 minutes
Applying alternating and firm pressure to a client’s ear to stimulate physiological changes in his or her
body through reflexes and the nervous system. Any practitioner using this code must document
appropriate training and/or certification. Service is billed in 15-minute increments.
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