April 2022
We’ve updated payment policy for Unna boot or multilayer compression dressing
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has updated its payment policy to align with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ National Correct Coding Initiative guidelines for the application of Unna boot or multilayer compression dressing when reported with a wound debridement procedure.
CPT codes *29580 (Unna boot) and *29581 (application of multilayer compression system) aren’t separately payable when applied at the same site or extremity where CPT codes *11042-*11047 or *97597-*97598 wound debridement is performed. This payment policy aligns with NCCI procedure-to-procedure coding edits and statements contained in the NCCI Policy Manual for Medicare Services. |