Class Iv Laser Therapy Cpt Code
Acquire transfer or use class 3b and class 4 lasers in the healing arts patients to laser radiation for the purpose of diagnosis therapy or treatment by a.
Class iv laser therapy cpt code. Coding colossus and documentation in personal injury. High power laser therapy class iv therapeutic laser no specific code. Many dcs find that adding low level laser therapy lllt to their practice helps provide more comprehensive care for patients as well as increases profits. The innovative and patented multiwave locked system mls therapy laser was developed in an effort to produce an efficient and simultaneous effect on pain inflammation and edema exceeding the limits of traditional lllt low power and concerns of hp high power laser therapy mls technology delivers therapeutic wavelengths 808nm anti edemic and anti inflammatory and 905nm analgesic.
At tended laser therapy 97112 this cpt code is for neuromuscular reeducation 15 minutes. Attended infrared therapy or 97039. Hcpc s codes are temporary national codes established by private payers for private use. Billing might look like 97039.
While there is no cpt code that defines laser therapy there is a hcpcs level ii code s8948. That does reference this service. 0552t low level laser therapy dynamic photonic and dynamic thermokinetic energies provided by a physician or other qualified health care professional according to the centers for disease control the icd 10 cm is the official system of assigning codes to diagnoses and procedures associated with hospital utilization in the united states. Such as fda cleared laser therapy is helpful.
Therefore you must write down the start and nish times in the patient s chart. Low level laser therapy dynamic photonic and dynamic thermokinetic energies provided by a physician or other qualified health care professional. Class iv laser therapy in clinical practice. Featuring three therapeutic wavelengths of 810nm 980nm and 1064nm this unique system is.
Cpt codes not covered for indications listed in the cpb. Class iv laser therapy now called photobiomodulation devices were cleared in 2004 by the fda for the safe and efficacious reduction of pain and increasing micro circulation. The s8948 code includes a time component. The pinnacle series laser system features class iv laser therapy technology that can deliver more energy than other lasers.
Other cpt codes related to the cpb. Coding for low level laser therapy can be simple despite the lack of a dedicated cpt code. Apex laser system series. 8 03 19.