For referring physicians
Refer with confidence. We treat, report back and return your patient.
HealOx Health provides medically supervised hyperbaric oxygen therapy and adjunctive wound care for UHMS-approved indications at four Michigan locations: Southfield, New Baltimore, Lansing and Mt. Pleasant. We handle benefit verification and prior authorization, and you receive progress notes on a set schedule.
No referral form. Just fax us:
- Patient demographics and insurance card, front and back
- Recent clinicals: wound-care notes, imaging and relevant labs (e.g. HbA1c, cultures, bone biopsy)
- For radiation injury: radiation oncology summary with dose and dates
We handle the rest: evaluation, benefit verification, prior authorization and scheduling.
Fax: 248-480-0501 (Southfield; see each location page for local fax)
Evaluation scheduled within 1 business day. Urgent cases: call 855-787-8128 and ask for the medical director.
Indications and coverage
We accept referrals for the indications below. Covered indications are reimbursed by Medicare and by commercial plans including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Priority Health; we confirm benefits and obtain authorization for every patient before scheduling.
| Indication | Typical criteria | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Diabetic wounds of the lower extremities | Wagner grade 3 or higher; no measurable improvement after 30 days of standard wound therapy | Medicare & private |
| Chronic refractory osteomyelitis | Persistent or recurrent infection despite appropriate antibiotics and surgical management | Medicare & private |
| Osteoradionecrosis | Radiation-induced bone necrosis; also prophylaxis before dental extraction in irradiated mandible | Medicare & private |
| Soft tissue radionecrosis (delayed radiation injury) | Delayed radiation injury including radiation cystitis and proctitis | Medicare & private |
| Necrotizing fasciitis and soft tissue infections | Adjunct to surgical debridement and antibiotics | Medicare & private |
| Compromised skin grafts and flaps | Threatened graft or flap; preparation of a compromised recipient site | Medicare & private |
| Avascular necrosis | Early-stage femoral head or other AVN; evaluated case by case | Varies by plan |
| Other chronic non-healing wounds | Arterial insufficiency ulcers, pressure injuries and others; evaluated case by case | Varies by plan |
HealOx is not an emergency facility and does not treat emergent indications such as carbon monoxide poisoning, decompression sickness or arterial gas embolism. Please direct those patients to the nearest hospital-based hyperbaric unit.
What you receive after referring
Consult note
After the evaluation: candidacy, planned pressure and session count, and authorization status.
30-day progress reports
Wound measurements, photographs and any changes to the plan, each time the wound is re-assessed.
Discharge summary
Outcome, sessions completed and recommended follow-up, sent the week treatment ends.
Direct physician access
Our medical director is reachable by phone for case questions, candidacy and co-management.
Our clinical approach
Chambers: Sechrist monoplace hyperbaric chambers at every location (chamber count varies by site). Treatment pressures per UHMS protocol, typically 2.0–2.4 ATA. Every session is run by a trained hyperbaric technician and supervised by a physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant.
Physician resources
Call 855-787-8128Request an in-office lunch & learnQuestions about a referral, candidacy or co-management? Call and ask for our medical director.