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24.5.14.2 Wound Care System
A wound care system includes a medical device and its component supplies designed to assist in healing of wounds unresponsive to conventional wound care therapy. Wound care systems may be considered for reimbursement when prior authorized.
A wound care system may be considered for reimbursement for clients with a Stage III or IV chronic, nonhealing wound, such as a pressure, venous stasis, diabetic ulcer, postsurgical wound dehiscence, nonadhering skin grafts, or surgical flaps required for covering such wounds.
Types of wound care systems include the following:
• Thermal wound care system. A heating element provides and maintains a warm, moist wound environment and protects the wound during the healing process by sealing it with an adhesive drape and applying intermittent heat to the surrounding tissue.
•Sealed suction wound care system. A sealed suction wound care system provides and maintains a moist wound environment and protects the wound during the healing process by sealing it with an adhesive drape and applying continuous or intermittent suction.
Note: Portable hyperbaric oxygen chambers that are placed directly over the wound and provide higher concentrations of oxygen to the damaged tissue are not a benefit of Home Health Services.
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