US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-03, ch. 1, § 250.2
Hemorheograph
CIM 50-16
The hemorheograph is a diagnostic instrument which is safe and effective for determining the
adequacy of skin perfusion prior to the performance of minor surgical procedures on the
extremities, including minor podiatric procedures, and as an adjunct to the evaluation of patients
suspected of having peripheral vascular disease.
Program payment may be made only for those services employing the hemorheograph which are
performed for preoperative and postoperative diagnostic evaluation of suspected peripheral
artery disease.
NOTE: This instrument is not a plethysmograph and is not considered as such. A
plethysmograph measures and records changes in the size of a body part as modified by the
circulation of blood in that part. The hemorheograph, on the other hand, measures surface blood
flow in the skin; it does not measure total blood flow in a digit or limb.
History
(Rev. 1, 10-03-03)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
db319b6d6d4b9fee77f826c9637e29df344fb87bccc5f76c8981ec237b129198
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