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AMA Establishes CPT Code for Multi-Layer Compression Systems.

Publication: Business Wire
Publication Date: 02-NOV-09
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- 3M Skin & Wound Care Division announced today that the American Medical Association (AMA) has created a new Category I Current Procedural Terminology (CPT([R])) code that will describe the application of 3M[TM] Coban[TM] 2 Layer Compression System; CPT code 29581 - "Application of multi-layer venous wound compression system, below the knee." The code will become effective January 1, 2010.

"The specific code with established payment will now allow for greater patient access to multi-layer compression systems, which are the cornerstone in the...

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