LCD L35041: Application of Bioengineered Skin Substitutes to Lower Extremity Chronic Non-Healing Wounds — Novitas
Dermatology
Government source· CMS / MACverify ↗HCPCS Level II code
C5271 — Application of low cost skin substitute graft to trunk, arms, legs, total wound surface area up to 100 sq cm; first 25 sq cm or less wound surface area
HCPCS Level IIVerified Sep 19, 2026
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No national Medicare fee schedule we hold prices C5271. CMS fee schedules ↗
Code definition
Code
C5271
Code system
HCPCS Level II
Full description
Application of low cost skin substitute graft to trunk, arms, legs, total wound surface area up to 100 sq cm; first 25 sq cm or less wound surface area
Policy activity for HCPCS C5271
CLV Intelligence is tracking 1 policy change that cite HCPCS C5271 most recently on 2026-09-12, drawn from 1 LCD/NCD coverage update. The changes span Dermatology.
- LCD/NCD coverage update
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Counts reflect the source documents CLV has matched to HCPCS C5271 to date; each links to the government publication that is authoritative. Monitored daily from CMS, the Federal Register, and Medicare Administrative Contractor publications.
Recent policy changes matched to C5271
Matched to this code by CLV analysis of each policy. The linked source document is authoritative.
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