Question:
Answer:
Yes, you can bill Medicare for a bilaminate skin substitute (Apligraf) application in an office setting. For the application, report 15340 (Tissue cultured allogeneic skin substitute; first 25 sq cm or less) and +15341 (... each additional 25 sq cm) if needed.Then, don't forget to report the Apligraf itself with the HCPCS code Q4101 (Apligraf, per sq cm).
The final step:
Be sure to check with your carrier for specific qualifications. As for Tennessee's local coverage determination (Cigna Medicare), patients must have noninfected partial- and full-thickness ulcers due to venous insufficiency. These ulcers must have been present for at least two months and must not have responded to conventional ulcer therapy.