AMA CPT® Assistant - 2014 Issue 11 (November)

Negative Pressure Therapy Services (97605-97608) (November 2014)

November 2014 pages 8-9 Negative Pressure Therapy Services (97605-97608) Effective January 2015, there will be revisions to the negative pressure therapy codes in the Active Wound Management subsection of the CPT® code set. The two existing codes were revised and two new codes were added that will differentiate negative pressure therapy services provided using durable medical equipment from negative pressure therapy services provided using disposable, non-durable equipment. This article discusses the appropriate reporting of these services. 97605Negative pressure wound therapy (eg, vacuum assisted drainage collection), utilizing durable medical equipment (DME), including topical application(s), wound assessment, and instruction(s) for ongoing...

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