DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2013 Issue 4 (April)

Wound care: Use G-codes for disposable negative pressure wound therapy devices

This year, CMS added two G-codes — G0456 and G0457 — for the use of disposable negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) devices. Report G0456 for wounds under 50 centimeters and G0457 for larger ones. These are single-use devices that use suction to apply negative pressure and remove exudate from wounds to promote healing. They are not durable medical equipment, according to the codes’ descriptors.

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