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BACAI – BADAO Physical Modalities – Water
BACAI Heat lamp each 10 minutes
Using a heat lamp on a client’s body part or region for therapeutic effect(s) (for example, to improve skin
irregularities). Service is billed in 10-minute increments.
BACAJ Hot fomentation each 20 minutes
Applying moist heat to a client’s body part or region to provide penetrating heat. Service is billed in 20minute
increments.
BACAK Steam inhalation each 15 minutes
Using a vaporizer or other steam producing device on a client to facilitate steam drawing into the sinuses
and lungs. Service is billed in 15-minute increments.
BACAL Ear coning each cone or candle
Heating an ear cone or candle to create gentle suction in a client’s ear canal to remove wax and/or debris.
Service is billed per ear cone or candle.
BACZZ Undefined heat modality narrative required
Any elsewhere undefined heat modality, narrative required. To help develop more comprehensive coding,
please submit an ABC Terminology and Code Request Form, which is available in the back of all ABC
coding publications and at www.ABCcodes.com.
BAD Water
BADAA Contrast bath each bath
Immersing a client’s body part or region in alternating extremes of hot and cold water to create a vascular
reaction. Service is billed per bath.
BADAD Hubbard tank each 15 minutes
Immersing a client in a Hubbard tank to facilitate underwater exercise. Service is billed in 15-minute
increments.
BADAG Whirlpool tub each bath
Immersing a client in a whirlpool tub for therapeutic effect(s) (for example, to relieve or decrease muscle
spasms). Service is billed per bath.
BADAI Constitutional hydrotherapy with sine wave each 60 minutes
Applying controlled, low-voltage electricity through pads that are placed in alternating hot and cold damp
towels to a client’s body part or region for therapeutic effect(s) (for example, to reduce muscle tension).
Service is billed in 60-minute increments.
BADAJ Constitutional hydrotherapy without sine wave each 15 minutes
Applying alternating hot and cold damp towels to a client’s body part or region for therapeutic effect(s) (for
example, to improve circulation). Service is billed in 15-minute increments.
BADAL Epsom salt bath each bath
Administering a bath to a client that consists of water and magnesium sulfate to improve the cutaneous
eliminative system and peripheral circulation. Service is billed per bath.
BADAO Sitz bath each bath
Immersing a client’s buttocks and/or hips in hot, cold or alternating temperatures of water to focus the flow
of blood and nutrients to the lower pelvic, perianal and perineal areas of the body. Service is billed per
bath.
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