Does A6000 require prior authorization?

No, A6000 does not require prior authorization (high confidence). Code is covered without prior authorization.

What is the Medicare reimbursement rate for A6000?

Medicare facility rate: N/A. Non-facility rate: N/A. Work RVU: 0.00.

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`A6000`, Non-contact wound warming wound cover for use with the non-contact wound

HCPCS/CPT

Prior Authorization

No Prior Auth Required

Code is covered without prior authorization (high confidence)

Medicare Pricing

Work RVU

0.00

Facility

N/A

Non-Facility

N/A

Documentation Required

The CPB references clinical assessment methods used in studies (e.g., clinical signs and symptoms [CSS], NERDS/STONEES/UPPER/LOWER checklists, microbiological swabs, biopsies) but does not mandate these as documentation requirements for coverage.
The CPB does not specify formal documentation requirements or required medical-record elements for coverage determination.

Key Coverage Criteria

Noncontact warming therapy (NNWT) and low-frequency ultrasound therapy for wounds are not medically necessary due to insufficient evidence of efficacy.
Noncontact real-time fluorescence wound imaging for bacterial presence is not medically necessary due to insufficient evidence of safety/efficacy.
MolecuLight, a hand-held device, for point-of-care fluorescence imaging of wounds
Noncontact, nonthermal, low-frequency ultrasound therapy for the treatment of wounds and all other indications (e.g., bacterial infections, deep tissue pressure injury, and femoral artery thrombosis)
Warm-Up Active Wound Therapy, also known as noncontact normothermic wound therapy (NNWT) and warming therapy
None — The CPB states the following are considered experimental and investigational because effectiveness has not been established: MolecuLight (hand-held device) for point-of-care fluorescence imaging of wounds; noncontact, nonthermal, low-frequency ultrasound therapy for the treatment of wounds and all other indications; Warm-Up Active Wound Therapy (noncontact normothermic wound therapy / NNWT / warming therapy).

8 Active Policies

UHC-POL-noncontact-warming-therapy-ultrasound-therapy-wounds, Noncontact Warming Therapy, Ultrasound Therapy, and Fluorescence Imaging for Wounds

AETNA-CPB-0372, Wound Imaging and Noninvasive Wound Therapy

BCBSIL-DME101.050, Noncontact Normothermic Wound Therapy (NNWT)

BCBSMT-DME101.050, Noncontact Normothermic Wound Therapy (NNWT)

BCBSNM-DME101.050, Noncontact Normothermic Wound Therapy (NNWT)

BCBSOK-DME101.050, Noncontact Normothermic Wound Therapy (NNWT)

UMR-POL-UMR-noncontact-warming-therapy-ultrasound-therapy-wounds, Noncontact Warming Therapy, Ultrasound Therapy, and Fluorescence Imaging for Wounds

SUREST-POL-SUREST-noncontact-warming-therapy-ultrasound-therapy-wounds, Noncontact Warming Therapy, Ultrasound Therapy, and Fluorescence Imaging for Wounds

`A6000`, Non-contact wound warming wound cover for use with the non-contact wound

Prior Authorization

Medicare Pricing

Documentation Required

Key Coverage Criteria

8 Active Policies

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A6000, Non-contact wound warming wound cover for use with the non-contact wound

Prior Authorization

Medicare Pricing

Documentation Required

Key Coverage Criteria

8 Active Policies

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`A6000`, Non-contact wound warming wound cover for use with the non-contact wound