The Alliance submitted a letter to the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) contractor reiterating that current edits addressing compression, CTP application and debridement are inconsistent with peer-reviewed literature and do not allow the accurate allocation of resources for clinical procedures to deliver the most effective clinical approaches for treatment of diabetic foot ulcers and venous ulcers. A follow-up to the Alliance's June comments, this October letter requests a meeting with the NCCI contractor and with appropriate CMS staff to further discuss the issues.   

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