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<description><![CDATA[<P>Does Medicare consider an Apligraft a skin graft (996.52)&nbsp;since it is made from directly&nbsp;human tissue.&nbsp; ALso has anyone had luck getting this approved through Medicare or other insurance companies?</P>
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<description><![CDATA[Our Wound Center uses Apligraf all the time.&nbsp; It's a synthettic skin graft created from cells found in healthy human skin and collagen from cows.&nbsp; It is covered by&nbsp;CMS as long as the criteria are met (Diabetic Foot Ulcer &amp; Venous Leg Ulcers).&nbsp; Try contacting Organogenesis, they can help you with any questions you may have. 888-432-5232.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:20:15 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I apologize, I was asking if Medicare considered Apligraft a skin graft with regards to using HBOT.&nbsp; If the graft does not take, is this considered a graft failure since it is derived from human cells.&nbsp;Thanks]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 12:30:28 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I am going to go with a no on that one.&nbsp; I do not think the ins world is going to count an Apligraf or Dermagraft in the same catagory&nbsp;a normal skin graft.&nbsp; The aforementioned two txs are more&nbsp; dermal substitutes or fibroblasts applied in a clinic setting and usually approval for this tx is for multiple attempts for success. The cells from that tissue adhere and sort of&nbsp;migrates across a wound bed.&nbsp; The latter is human tissue,skin transplant conducted while the pt is typically under general anesthesia.&nbsp;&nbsp;I don't see that they would be considered the same. If I am wrong, I'd love to hear it. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[not allowable by Medicare.]]></description>
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