Diapulse wound treatment system coverage
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Non-thermal, pulsed electromagnetic energy wound treatment system Medicare coverage implementation begins July 6 following a national non-coverage policy reversal last December (1"The Gray Sheet" Dec. 22, 2003, p. 7). An HCPCS code has been established to cover adjunctive treatment in professional settings of chronic stage III or IV pressure ulcers, arterial ulcers, diabetic ulcers and venous stasis ulcers...