tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2006 Issue 19

CODING: Reap The Rewards For VAC Wound Care Now

Physicians can bill for 97605-97606.Cutting-edge wound care technology will now receive the reimbursement it deserves.Heads up: Medicare will pay for vacuum-assisted collection (VAC) codes 97605-97606. Last year, these new codes had a status indicator of "B", meaning they were bundled with any other service your physician provided. But this year, they gained a status of "A," meaning they're covered separately, says Marvel Hammer with MJH Consulting in Denver, CO.Also, instead of the zero relative value units (RVUs) they had last year, these codes now have positive RVUs for 2006. But payment to the physician will...

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