05.00.69c, Home-Use Light Box for the Treatment of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Independence Blue Cross reissued policy 05.00.69c on 04/01/2026 to communicate its continuing position on home-use light boxes for SAD treatment. No substantive coverage criteria or billing code changes were made—this is a routine policy maintenance reissuance. The policy remains unchanged: light boxes emitting 10,000 lux are covered when prescribed by a healthcare professional for members meeting specific DSM-5-TR seasonal pattern criteria.