RE: Wound care coverage under medicare

[Brenda Chance]

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Even if this is not a pressure sore as indicated below, it may still be covered.  With the special care rugs, it may be a surgical wound or open lesion with >/= 1 treatment coded under M5f, M5g, M5h.  I would certainly use it as a skilling service with all that is going on with the wound.   Brenda W. Chance, RN, RAC-C MDS Coordinator     CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. -----Original Message----- From: Corey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 8:27 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Wound care coverage under medicare   If it's a 3 or 4, yes.  If stage 2, must be multiple, or need some other reason. ----- Original Message ----- From: Felix, Rosalie To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 8:19 PM Subject: Wound care coverage under medicare   Hi everyone,    I just wanted to ask the group if I can cover ano of our patient who will be dc'd from skilled rehab but will continue to cover him for wound care.  Patient was admitted to the hospital d/t MRSA of wound which I&D was done.  Now, he's clear of MRSA but still on p.o antibiotic for wound infection and we still do daily wound care.  Can I continue to cover him under part A? co'z our billing manager stated that we can cover him too under part b.  Your help and input is much appreciated.  Thanks.   Rosalie