An offer for "a Thermage tip" is not yet an offer for a particular device. The FDA device registry keeps these tips in two separate catalog lines with their own part-number patterns, and inside those lines one surface area appears in several versions with different pulse ceilings, six of them for the 3.00 cm² CPT tip alone. The ceiling sits in the suffix of the part number, so a quote line can be checked before anything ships. Three pulse figures appear in Thermage documents, and only one belongs to the tip.
How to read the REP limit off a Thermage tip part number
Thermage treatment tips carry their pulse ceiling in the suffix of the part number, so TT4.00F6-900 is a 4.0 cm² FLX tip rated for 900 REP and TTNS3.00C1-600 is a 3.0 cm² CPT tip rated for 600 REP. In the registry that suffix belongs to both the catalog number and the model version, so the GUDID record for TT4.00F6-900 carries it as well, checked on September 18, 2026.
- The opening letters mark the line, TTNS on CPT and NXT records, TT on FLX records.
- The next block is the surface area in cm², as 4.00, 3.00 or 0.25.
- FLX records put F6 after the area, where CPT records carry a code such as C1, E2 or NB1.
- The digits after the hyphen are the REP rating, so -900 means 900 REP.
- Ask the supplier how many tips one unit of sale holds.
One surface area is not one product. The GUDID search results for Thermage, page 1 records the 3.00 cm² tip in six REP versions, 200, 300, 400, 600, 900 and 1200, across DI numbers 00850608002308 to 00850608002445, checked on September 18, 2026. A quote saying "3.0 cm² tip" leaves the usage limit open across a ladder where the count varies by a factor of six. Quote the whole part number when you ask for a price, and require it on the invoice. For other brands, see what Morpheus8 tips and handpieces cost to run, Ultherapy transducers, who sells Vivace tips and the catalog number cross reference for six brands.
Three pulse numbers that get mixed up, and only one belongs to the tip
Thermage documents three different pulse figures, and only the REP rating carried in the tip's own part number belongs to the tip, because the 100,000-pulse lifespan, with its system warning from 95,000, belongs to the handpiece and the range of 100 to 2,000 REP belongs to one cryogen canister.
| What it belongs to | Figure | Where it is documented (checked September 18, 2026) | Divides into a price per REP? |
|---|---|---|---|
| One treatment tip | 900 REP, written into part number TT4.00F6-900 | GUDID record, DI 00816995021438 | Yes, as a price per REP |
| One handpiece | 100,000 pulses, warning from 95,000 | CPT technical user's manual, model TG-2B, edition 06.2021 | No, it sets a replacement interval for hardware |
| One cryogen canister | 100 to 2,000 REP from one canister | The same CPT manual | No, it sets when the single-use canister is replaced |
Both limits come from the CPT technical user's manual, model TG-2B, edition 06.2021, hosted in the manufacturer's Canadian channel, and that manual covers the CPT generation. For an FLX console, ask the supplier for the handpiece lifespan and canister yield in the FLX operator's manual, model TG-3A. Every REP draws a measured portion of cryogen, so a canister empties on a schedule set by tip size and cooling profile, while the system warns from 95,000 handpiece pulses.
Listings stretch the tip's REP figure in two ways. Cream Colors' USD store sells a 300 REP tip as "One tip with a usage capacity of 300 treatments", checked on September 19, 2026, which turns a pulse ceiling into a treatment count. A clinic page that ranked first for a CPT versus FLX query says that "Thermage FLX is equipped with a larger tip that lasts for 2 hours", checked on September 19, 2026, which turns it into working time. Put the REP suffix alone into a cost per pulse, and price the canister and the handpiece as separate lines.
CPT and FLX are two separate catalog lines
CPT and FLX tips sit in two separate registry series, with DI prefix 00850608 and TTNS part numbers on the CPT and NXT side against DI prefix 00816995 and TT…F6 part numbers on the FLX side, while the CPT manual lists 0.25, 3.0 and 16.0 cm² tips and the 4.0 cm² tip appears in the FLX records.
| Generation | DI prefix | Part-number pattern | Surface areas | REP variants recorded in GUDID | Source (checked September 18, 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPT and NXT | 00850608 | TTNS, area, code, REP | 0.25, 3.0 and 16.0 cm² | 0.25 cm² in 225 and 450; 3.00 cm² in 200, 300, 400, 600, 900 and 1200; 16.00 cm² in 400 and 500 | GUDID listing page 1, CPT technical user's manual |
| FLX | 00816995 | TT, area, F6, REP | 0.25, 3.0, 4.0 and 16.0 cm² | 0.25 cm² in 225 and 450; 3.0 cm² in 400, 600, 900 and 1200; 4.0 cm² in 300, 600 and 900; 16.0 cm², see the note under this table | GUDID search results, page 2, manufacturer's page for practices |
The manufacturer's page presents the Total Tip 4.0 cm² as "Up to 25% faster than Total Tip 3.0 cm2", promotional wording rather than a record from a manual or the registry. One FLX record does not read cleanly. The Body tip at 16.0 cm², GUDID record 00816995021360, carries catalog number and model version TT16.00F6-500, while the device description in that same record gives a different REP figure, so the variant is named here by part number alone, unsettled as of September 19, 2026.
Two separate series is a fact about how the registry keeps the lines distinct, not a statement about which handpiece accepts which tip. Before you order, ask whether a tip built for one generation seats and fires in the other one's handpiece. Put fit into the order as a condition, confirmed by the supplier against your console model number, in writing. For fit across device generations, see does a newer cartridge fit an older device.
Thermage tips ship clean and non-sterile, by design
Thermage treatment tips are supplied clean and non-sterile for single-patient use, and that configuration was filed on purpose, because FDA decision K132431, cleared September 6, 2013 for Thermage CPT, was the submission that moved Thermage treatment tips from a sterile build to a clean, non-sterile, single-patient one. The decision justifies single-patient use on the ground that it "eliminates the risk of cross contamination between patients". The record for the 3.00 cm² 900 REP CPT tip reads "Device packaged as non-sterile; no sterilization methods required" and the FLX Total Tip record reads "Single Use: Yes; Sterile Packaging: No", both checked on September 18, 2026. Handling rules for that configuration come from the CPT generation, model TG-2B, edition 06.2021, whose wording is "designed for single patient use only. Do not reuse or reprocess."
Among Thermage, Morpheus8, Vivace, Sylfirm X and Ultherapy, Thermage is the one whose single-use consumable ships non-sterile. FDA decision K192695 states for Morpheus8 that "All applicator tip heads are gamma sterilized." The Vivace clearance K221574 states that "The micro-needle cartridge is supplied sterile". The comparison stops at single-use parts, because an Ultherapy transducer also arrives in "ready-to-use, non-sterile pouches" and is cleaned and disinfected between patients rather than discarded.
Single use is stated in K132431 and in the CPT manual, and the CPT manual ties its ban on reprocessing to the risk of compromised structural integrity and cross contamination. Ask the supplier whether the tip carries any chip or counter that stops a second firing. The GUDID record for TTNS3.00E4-900 lists its premarket submission number as "Not Available/Not Released", checked on September 18, 2026, and FDA decision K170758, cleared September 22, 2017, is the clearance for the "Thermage FLX System". The product codes do not line up either, since K132431 lists GEL and ISA, K170758 lists GEI and ISA and the registry records read for this page list ISA and GEI, so ask the supplier which product code the tip label carries. Sterility is therefore not a supplier criterion here; the factory packaging and the label date are.
What a Thermage tip costs on the open market
Thermage's own page for practices, read on September 18, 2026, tells practices to "talk to one of our practice specialists", so each figure below is one seller's listing as the page showed it on the day it was read. Profyskin listed $999.98 for a 4.0 cm² 900 REP FLX tip, and Cosmetic Laser Exchange listed $425.00 for a 0.25 cm² 450 REP eye tip under registry part number TTNS0.25NB1-450, both checked on September 19, 2026.
| Seller (where it operates) | Item and REP | What the page shows in place of a price | Figure as displayed | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profyskin product page (New Zealand and Hong Kong) | Total Tip 4.0 cm², 900 REP | A figure beside a "Sold out" status | $999.98 USD | September 19, 2026 |
| Cream Colors (USD store) | Total Tip 4.0 cm², 300 REP | A figure beside "300 treatments" in the text | $919.00 | September 19, 2026 |
| Cosmetic Laser Exchange (United States) | Eye tip 0.25 cm², 450 REP, TTNS0.25NB1-450 | A figure reduced from $599.00, expiration printed "2017 – 11" | $425.00 | September 19, 2026 |
| Aesthetic Pharma | Total Tip 4.0, 900 REP | No price on two reads | None shown | September 18 and 19, 2026 |
| Dr Adams Laboratories (United Kingdom) | Total Tip 4.0 cm², 900 REP | No price, US buyers sent elsewhere | None shown | September 19, 2026 |
| Activaderma (Sofia and London) | Six tips, both generations | "As low as" | ask Activaderma | September 19, 2026 |
The manufacturer's page puts a practice specialist where a number would be, checked on September 18, 2026. Three of the six seller pages checked on September 19, 2026 show a figure, and three show something else in that spot, so the price that applies to your order is one you have to request.
Divide each figure by the REP count the listing states before comparing anything. $999.98 for 900 REP is $1.11 per REP, $919.00 for 300 REP is $3.06 per REP, and $425.00 for 450 REP is $0.94 per REP, which makes the $919.00 listing the costliest of the three per pulse although its sticker is the middle one. Profyskin bills from outside the United States, the $999.98 page showed "Sold out", and the $425.00 reduction sits on a listing that printed an expiration of "2017 – 11". For SkinPen, see catalog numbers and pack sizes for SkinPen cartridges.
What to state in a Thermage tip inquiry
A Thermage tip order is unambiguous only when it names the generation, the surface area, the REP variant and the full part number, because one US listing carried both a P/N of p008795-02 and the registry part number TTNS0.25NB1-450 for the same eye tip. Its title called that item CPT while its web address called it FLX, and the registry assigns that number to the CPT and NXT series.
- The generation and your console model number.
- The surface area in cm², as the registry writes it.
- The REP variant as a number, never as treatments or hours.
- The full part number, plus any second P/N in use.
- The unit of sale and what one package contains.
- The expiration date printed on the label.
Unit of sale is a separate question. The GUDID record for TTNS3.00E4-900 reads "No package DIs found in record", checked on September 18, 2026, and the sellers that state a quantity list single pieces, checked on September 19, 2026, so a price per package says nothing until the package is defined. The GUDID records list the tips as prescription devices, and the CPT manual carries the wording "Federal (U.S.) law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a licensed health care professional only."
Three details are questions for your supplier. Ask what REP count the label states for the FLX Body tip at 16.0 cm², part number TT16.00F6-500, since the registry record contradicts itself there. Ask what shelf life and expiration date are printed on the package, and what storage conditions the part label gives, since the temperature requirement in the CPT manual applies to the system. Ask for the price by generation, surface area and REP variant, with the currency and effective date, plus the minimum order and lead time.
Send one inquiry with those fields filled in and keep the answers in writing. You can request a quote on that basis and compare what comes back on cost per REP rather than on the sticker.
FAQ
How many REP does a full treatment use?
The figure that belongs in a cost model is the rated ceiling on the part number. Ask the supplier which Thermage document, if any, gives a REP count per treatment area, and treat a per-area number from a clinic blog as that clinic's practice. The FLX clearance K170758 describes the technique as "single and multiple pass stamping motions of the tip".
Will an FLX tip fit a CPT handpiece?
Get written confirmation from your supplier that the tip fits the console model you run before an order leaves, since the split DI prefixes show how the registry numbers the two lines. That model number anchors it, since the CPT technical manual covers model TG-2B while the manufacturer's instructions index names model TG-3A for the newer system.
Do Thermage tips carry an expiration date?
Ask the supplier what shelf life the tip label states, because one US listing printed an expiration of "2017 – 11" against a tip still offered for sale on September 19, 2026. That listing also calls the item "New in factory packaging" a few lines from that date, so factory packaging and an expiration date that has passed can sit inside one offer. Get the label date in writing before a purchase order goes out.