Is Debridement Required for Compression Garments?
The EXTREMIT-EASE® Compression Garment from AMERX Health Care accomplishes compression with a much easier application for patients than more traditional Read More →
Limits to Skin Substitutes Continue to Grow
AMERX has previously shared multiple proposals that pose a significant threat to skin substitute services. Three Part B Medicare Read More →
Debridement & Compression at Same Encounter
Question: Can we submit CPT® codes1 for both applications of a below knee, multi-layer compression system and ulcer debridement Read More →
Top 5 Reasons for Surgical Dressings Denial – Avoid Them!
One DMEMAC (CGS) recently released its quarterly report containing the top reasons for denials of surgical dressing claims1. Here, Read More →
Can We Code For An Unna Boot and Ulcer Debridement at the Same Encounter?
No. The reference for this is in the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI).1,2 The Guidance Chapter IV, Section Read More →
How To Effectively Schedule Wound Care Patients
Scheduling wound care patients can be complicated, and it is hard to know how to properly and efficiently schedule Read More →
Understanding Debridement and Surgical Dressings
What is a Qualifying Wound? According to the DMEMAC Local Coverage Article (LCA), Surgical Dressings - Policy Article (A54563), Read More →
Separately Identifiable E/M Demystified
Does dispensing surgical dressings at the same encounter as an ulcer debridement count as an evaluation and management (E/M)? Short Read More →
