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Adjustable Lymphedema Compression Wrap

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The bet

A below-knee compression wrap for adults with leg lymphedema who cannot pull on a conventional compression stocking. It fastens with overlapping hook-and-loop straps rather than being pulled over the foot, and each strap carries a printed window that lines up at a fixed strap tension — a purely mechanical gauge, no electronics — so the wearer can put the same tension back on at every donning instead of guessing. It is meant for the long-term self-management phase of lymphedema care, not the intensive phase, and it would be billed to Medicare's lymphedema compression benefit under the existing code for adjustable-strap below-knee wraps, A6583 (a HCPCS code for a supply). That code exists, has a published Medicare allowable and was billed in 2024; it names no pressure range, so it is open to any adjustable-strap below-knee wrap, and the tension window is the only thing this product adds.

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a HCPCS code for a supply — one billing code for a supply or an accessory; the letter A and four digits