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OIG Recommends Reimbursement Reduction for NPWT

Published Monday, March 23, 2009

WASHINGTON—HHS’ Office of Inspector General isn’t happy with what Medicare pays for negative pressure wound therapy pumps. In a report issued Thursday, the OIG said providers pay an average of $3,604 for new pumps compared to Medicare’s purchase price of $17,165--“more than four times the average price” paid by providers. Medicare reimburses $1,716 monthly for the pumps for the first three months. At that rate, the OIG said, providers “recouped the average cost of a new pump model in about two months. Moreover, if a beneficiary were to rent the pump for all of the 13 ...

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