2008 ABC Coding Manual - Index of

Physical Modalities – Light BADAQ – BAEZZ
BADAQ Percussion hydrotherapy each 15 minutes
Spraying water on a client’s body part, region or full body using a percussion hose, beginning and ending
at the feet, for therapeutic effect(s) (for example, to improve circulation). Service is billed in 15-minute
increments.
BADAR Essential oil bath each bath
Immersing a client’s body part, region or full body in a bath that consists of water and essential oil(s) for
therapeutic effect(s) (for example, to relieve skin irritations). Service is billed per bath.
BADZZ Undefined water modality narrative required
Any elsewhere undefined water 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.
BAE Light
BAEAA Infrared light therapy each 15 minutes
Using therapeutic infrared light at a depth of up to 10 mm on a client’s body part or region to create a
heating effect. Service is billed in 15-minute increments.
BAEAB Ultraviolet (UV-A) light therapy each 15 minutes
Applying artificial UV-A light to a client’s body part, region or full body for therapeutic effect(s) (for example,
to treat psoriasis). Service is billed in 15-minute increments.
BAEAC Cold laser therapy each treatment
Focusing a cold or low-level laser on a client’s body part or region for therapeutic effect(s) (for example,
to stimulate bioelectric events for healing at a cellular level). Service is billed per treatment.
BAEAD Full-spectrum light therapy each 15 minutes
Applying artificial, full-spectrum light to a client’s body part, region or full body for therapeutic effect(s) (for
example, to relieve depression). Service is billed in 15-minute increments.
BAEAE Colored light therapy each 15 minutes
Applying artificial, multi-colored light to a client’s body part or region for therapeutic effect(s) (for example,
to relieve headaches). Service is billed in 15-minute increments.
BAEAG Erchonia Therapeutic Low Level Laser PL / Series each 5 minutes
Applying an Erchonia Low Level Laser PL / Series, a portable noninvasive biomedical optics device, to
a client’s soft tissue, joints, vertebral processes and/or extremities. Application of the device serves as a
primary or adjunctive treatment for increasing range of motion, resefitting myotomes and/or reducing pain.
Any practitioner using this code must document appropriate training and/or certification. Service is billed
in 5-minute increments.
BAEZZ Undefined light modality narrative required
Any elsewhere undefined light 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.
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