Is Thermography Covered by Insurance?

Payment is required at the time of service. For reimbursement purposes, each patient is provided with a universal claim form which includes CPT and ICD-10 codes for them to submit to insurer for reimbursement. This claim form will arrive in the mail along with the patient’s results within two weeks of the date of their thermogram. In the case of breast thermography, we have found that the insurers are more likely to reimburse individuals with dense breasts, scarring from prior surgery, history of breast disease – be it themselves or a family member (particularly in women under 40 years of age) – breast implants, neuropathic pain and for women with inconclusive anatomic studies. In these instances, a physician’s prescription may be helpful in facilitating reimbursement but is not necessary.