AZ Blue Best Life Plus (HMO): Podiatry Services
Podiatry is an essential service for those with vulnerable or problematic lower legs, ankles, and feet.
How To Receive
Details on how to apply
Obtain a network provider referral for podiatry.
Contact the AZ Blue Best Life Plus Team at 1-800-446-8331 (TTY 711) for prior authorization.
The network podiatrist may help with authorization.
Schedule an appointment with the network podiatrist.
Attend the appointment.
Engage in recommended follow-up treatment and/or referrals.
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Podiatry services are commonly needed for those who suffer from painful, debilitating, or deforming conditions of the feet, or for those who have chronic illnesses such as diabetes or peripheral vascular disease that affect the lower limbs and make the feet vulnerable to injury.
Conditions that a podiatrist may treat are (not limited to) diabetic foot care, foot injuries, toe deformities, toenail issues, skin infections, corns, calluses, bunions, bone spurs, ankle or heel pain, club foot, and plantar fasciitis.
Covered services include:
Diagnosis and the medical or surgical treatment of injuries and diseases of the feet (such as hammer toe or heel spurs)
Routine foot care for members with certain medical conditions affecting the lower limbs
6 routine visits per year
JOKE: Why don't podiatrists like each other? Because they're arch enemies.
