Cold Cap Therapy Cpt Code

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Cold cap therapy cpt code.

There are medical equipment codes the representative will want these as well. E1399 durable medical equipment a9273 ice cap cold wrap or pack. Common physical therapy cpt codes. They will also want a procedure code cpt code here is a list of cpt codes examples.

Cold or hot fluid bottle ice cap or collar heat and or cold wrap any type. Aetna considers scalp cooling i e using ice filled bags bandages cryogel packs or specially designed products e g chemo cold cap dignicap elastogel paxman scalp cooling system and penguin cold cap medically necessary as a means to prevent hair loss during chemotherapy. Cold caps are similar to ice packs. The cpt code is listed on the left the name of the code is in the middle and the description is in the right column.

Z51 11 antineoplastic chemotherapy l65 9 nonscarring hair loss unspecified currently there is no unique cpt code for scalp cooling. The most commonly used cpt codes for physical therapy are listed below. Hot or cold packs bundled code cpt. Suggested secondary diagnosis codes.

Kept in a special freezer before they re worn cold caps thaw out during a chemotherapy infusion session and need to be replaced with a new cap about every 30 minutes. Cold cap therapy involves applying a specially designed gel cap on to the head to cool the scalp. Cpt 97010 hot cold packs. Cpt code description 97010 application of a modality to 1 or more areas.

E1399 durable medical equipment misc a9273 cold or hot fluid bottle ice cap or collar heat and or cold wrap any type a9282 wig. For example the cpt code for therapeutic exercise is 97110. The doctors and nurses were all very impressed with the results of the cold caps. Suggested cpt codes that may be covered are.

Caps are changed to maintain the correct optimum temperature for a period of time depending on individual specific treatment. Fda clears expanded use of cooling cap to reduce hair loss during chemotherapy fda news release dated 07 03 2017.