What is Tinea Pedis? Athlete's foot, or tinea pedis, is a condition of the skin on the feet caused by a fungus. You can Read More →
EXTREMIT-EASE The EXTREMIT-EASE compression garment provides 30-50 mmHg of therapeutic compression and has an innovative design that employs zippers and bungees with large tabs. Read More →
When providing Durable Medical Equipment (DME) to Medicare Part B beneficiaries, there are certain situations where an Advanced Beneficiary Notice (ABN) may be required. Read More →
AMERX Health Care previously shared some of the threats to coverage for skin substitute services in the following blog posts: Skin Substitute Services Under Read More →
The EXTREMIT-EASE® Compression Garment from AMERX Health Care accomplishes compression with a much easier application for patients than more traditional options. Patients also appreciate the Read More →
AMERX has previously shared multiple proposals that pose a significant threat to skin substitute services. Three Part B Medicare Administrative Contractors have proposed to Read More →
In the course of treating an ulcer, it may become medically necessary to switch the surgical dressing a patient is using. For example, AMERX® Read More →
Question: Can we submit CPT® codes1 for both applications of a below knee, multi-layer compression system and ulcer debridement when both are performed for Read More →
One DMEMAC (CGS) recently released its quarterly report containing the top reasons for denials of surgical dressing claims1. Here, the top 5 reasons in Read More →
The 2023 CMS DME Fee Schedule can be found here: https://www.cms.gov/medicaremedicare-fee-service-paymentdmeposfeescheddmepos-fee-schedule/dme23 This fee schedule is typically updated quarterly. Updates usually result in links for Read More →