WRIGHT MEDICAL RECEIVES PHYSICIAN OFFICE REIMBURSEMENT CODE FOR GRAFTJACKET
Wright Medical announced a reimbursement "J" code has been assigned for the company's GRAFTJACKET Ulcer Repair Matrix, a treatment for chronic wounds often associated with diabetes.
Under the new code, Medicare will provide reimbursement for the use of the GRAFTJACKET Matrix to treat diabetic foot ulcers and other lower-extremity wounds in the physician office setting. This new reimbursement status complements the "C" code granted in November 2004 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), now making Wright's GRAFTJACKET Ulcer Repair Matrix reimbursable by Medicare in hospital outpatient departments, wound care centers and physicians' offices.
The "J" code established for GRAFTJACKET Matrix, J7344, is defined under the Health Care Common Procedure Coding System, which is administered by CMS. Combined with the "C" code issued earlier by CMS, the "J" code makes the GRAFTJACKET technology more accessible for the approximately 480,000 diabetic foot wound sufferers who rely on healthcare coverage through the Medicare system.