US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-03, ch. 1, § 270.5
Porcine Skin and Gradient Pressure Dressings
CIM 45-12
Porcine (pig) skin dressings are covered, if reasonable and necessary for the individual patient as
an occlusive dressing for burns, donor sites of a homograft, and decubiti and other ulcers.
Gradient pressure dressings are Jobst elasticized heavy duty dressings used to reduce
hypertrophic scarring and joint contractures following burn injury. They are covered when used
for that purpose.
History
(Rev. 1, 10-03-03)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
c5717f5a8024e61754834ea47280205477b0e427822a8a1311378535d8e42e1c
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