tci Part B Insider - 2009 Issue 33

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The research on negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has just been completed by CMS and the Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality, and NPWT proponents may not like the findings. "The available evidence does not support significant therapeutic distinction of a NPWT system or component of a system," CMS said. In other words, no one NPWT system or part deserves its own HCPCS code. NPWT applies a localized vacuum to draw the edges of the wound together while providing a moist environment to promote rapid wound healing. NPWT is based on two theories: (1) the removal of excess...

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