LYMPHEDEMA PUMP |
C |
only as a treatment of last resort, i.e., other less intensive treatment must have been tried first and found inadequate. Such treatment would include leg or arm
elevation and custom fabricated gradient pressure stockings or sleeves.Is covered only for the treatment of refractory lymphedema. This condition is a relatively uncommon medical problem. Causes of
lymphedema include:
- spread of malignant tumors to regional lymph nodes with lymphatic obstruction,
- radical surgical procedures with removal of regional groups of lymph nodes (e.g., after radical mastectomy),
- post-radiation fibrosis.
NOT COVERED
if the patients diagnosis is edema. |
