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Vitiligo AHM Clinical indication Any one of the following established methods for the treatment of Vitiligo is considered medically necessary : o Excimer laser (e.g., XTRAC, PhotoMedex, Radnor, PA; EX-308, Ra Medical Systems, Inc., Carlsbad, CA) o Narrow-band ultraviolet B (UVB) o Topical and oral psoralen photochemotherapy (PUVA) Note: Continued PUVA or narrow-band UVB therapy is not medically necessary unless there is significant follicular pigmentation after 6 months of therapy (8 to 10 treatments per month) o Topical and systemic corticosteroids Indications considered Not Medically Necessary Treatments for vitiligo are considered cosmetic if they do not affect the underlying condition and do not result in improved protection against skin cancer; specifically micropigmentation (tattooing) and depigmentation (with monobenzylether of hydroquinone/monobenzone) are considered cosmetic. The following treatments for the condition vitiligo are considered not medically necessary as there is a lack of evidence regarding the safety and effectiveness have not been established o Home phototherapy o Melanocyte transplantation/cultured and non-cultured cellular melanocyte keratinocyte transfer for the treatment of vitiligo o Vitamin D analogs (e.g., calcitriol and paricalcitol) o Tumor necrosis factor-alpha agents (e.g., adalimumab, etanercept, and infliximab) o Alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone (e.g., afamelanotide) o Chimeric monoclonal antibody to CD20 (e.g., rituximab) o Autologous mini-punching grafting, blister roof grafting (suction epidermal blister grafting) and split thickness skin grafting AC-AEVITI082014 Page 1 of 5 Copyright 2016 No part of this document may be reproduced without permission ActiveHealth Management Medical Management Guidelines References: 1. Grimes PE. Diseases of hypopigmentation. In: Principles and Practice of Dermatology. 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