What's the average cost of a Blu U treatment?

Do you only have this treatment once or is it usually a package? What's the cost range?

3 answers to “What's the average cost of a Blu U...”

A: BLU U preceded by Levulan Kerastick becomes Photodynamic Therapy (PDT)

William Ting, MD

The efficacy of BLU U increases several folds when light exposure is preceded by application of Levulan kerastick (otherwise known as photodynamic therapy, or PDT) which can have a downtime between 4-7 days. PDT is covered by most insurance carrier for treatment of precancerous lesions or actinic... more

A: Blu U with Levulan treatments cost $350 per session and usually are done 4X

David Hansen, MD

Blu U with levulan is called PhotoDynamic Therapy and is great for acne and pre-cancers such as actinic keratoses.  The cost is usually $350 per session and is done usually 4 times with 2 weeks between sessions.  You can also use Blu U by itself for acne treatments and usually runs $150 a session... more

A: BLU U and Photodynamic therapy cost

Arnold R. Oppenheim, MD

I have no ideas what others charge for this treatment. Our office charge  for photodynamic therapy is $210, this includes the Kerastick and the Blu-lite. For the Blu-lite alone subtract $100.

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