AMA CPT® Assistant - 2012 Issue 7 (July)

Coding Clarification: Laser Treatment of Psoriasis (96920-96922) (July 2012)

July 2012 page 9 Coding Clarification: Laser Treatment of Psoriasis (96920-96922) Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease that generally includes erythematous silver-scaled indurated plaques. Psoriasis can be managed with a broad array of topical, physical, and systemic therapies. The application of ultraviolet light is one of the physical modalities that have been used for over a century to treat psoriasis. The use of targeted 308nm monochromatic ultraviolet B (UVB) excimer lasers allows focused treatment of psoriatic lesions without exposing uninvolved areas to this high intensity collimated beam of ionizing radiation. 96920Laser treatment for inflammatory skin disease (psoriasis); total area...

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