There is still a problem for my patients dealing with reimbursement for laser services.It is true that usually you will not be reimbursed for aesthetic laser services.
As a clinician I would say that laser has some evidence based datas of better or best outcomes only if it is in the hand of competent medical personnels.Examples of the cases are laser therapy for congenital hemangioma which is a real medical problems and not merely an aesthetic problems or laser therapy for chronic pain.
In this case I would write a letter of confirmation that laser therapy is a needed procedure to make solution for the problem.
Please check your insurance company before your laser treatment by your doctor for confirmation of reimbursement!
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I heartily agree that laser therapy needs to be addressed and covered by the major insurance companies and any state/province run health plans.
A recent example in an article by syndicated medical columnist Dr Gifford-Jones highlighted the cost differential in wound healing with low intensity laser therapy vs traditional creams and bandages. Laser therapy treatments leading to a healed wound would cost $1,000 where the traditional therapy costs $27,000.
Why do the insurance companies ignore the abundant research that shows LILT is the most effective method of healing wounds and musculoskeletal conditions?
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