Surgical Dressings (Wound Care Supplies)

Aetna covers medically necessary, individually prescribed surgical wound care supplies (wound covers, fillers, secondary dressings, tapes, bandages, adhesive‑border covers, alginate/fiber gelling for moderately-to-highly exudative stage III/IV wounds, and defined composite dressings) but excludes non‑individualized surgical dressing kits and certain inappropriate combinations (e.g., specialty absorptive dressing placed over non‑impregnated gauze). Coverage is generally limited to a 1‑month supply unless additional quantity is documented as necessary, use of more than one filler or cover type in a single wound is rarely covered, and composite/foam/hydrocolloid/transparent film secondary dressings should not be changed more often than every other day to be considered medically necessary.

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