Intense Pulsed Light Treatment Cpt Code

Intense pulsed light ipl therapy aka photofacial is a way to improve the color and texture of your skin without surgery.

Intense pulsed light treatment cpt code. Application of intense pulsed light in the treatment of dermatologic disease. Claims for this service are subject to retrospective review and denial of coverage as investigative services are not eligible for reimbursement. Coding considerations use the current applicable cpt hcpcs code s. Br j dermatol 2008 159 3 628 632.

It can undo some of the visible damage caused by sun exposure called. Light therapy is defined as exposure to nonionizing radiation for. Significant improvement and long lasting results. Intense pulsed light ipl or flashlamp therapy is a non invasive and non ablative treatment that uses high intensity pulses of visible light to improve the appearance of the following skin problems vascular lesions including spider telangiectasis port wine stains broken facial veins rosy cheeks rosacea and red thread veins of the legs.

What is intense pulsed light therapy. Intense pulsed light treatment for dry eye disease page 2 of 2 prior authorization prior authorization is not applicable. 09 17 2014 2014 blue cross and blue shield of louisiana. Measurement of the serum zonulin levels in patients with acne rosacea.

Study results were published in cornea in 2016. Ipl therapy has been suggested as a treatment for dry eye syndrome. In a retrospective non comparative interventional case series study toyos et al 2015 examined the clinical benefits of intense pulsed light therapy for the treatment of dry eye disease caused by meibomian gland dysfunction mgd. Intense pulsed light therapy policy 00167 original effective date.

In a retrospective study of patients with refractory dry eye who had exhausted conventional treatment and elected to receive intense pulsed light and meibomian gland expression ipl mgx 58 percent of patients symptoms improved from as much as 25 to more than 50 percent after treatment. The light energy is converted to heat. Cpt code description cutaneous vascular lesion. Yuksel m ulfer g.

Ipl stands for intense pulsed light. Papageorgiou p clayton w et al. 05 23 2005 current effective date. Light and laser therapy including but not limited to intense pulsed light light phototherapy photodynamic therapy and.

Therapy used to treat warts should not be reported with cpt codes 17106 17107 or 17108. Procedural terminology which contains the complete and most current listing of cpt codes and descriptive terms.