Both deliver the same advanced therapies — debridement, skin substitutes, NPWT, compression — but mobile wound care brings a licensed physician or nurse practitioner to the patient's home, assisted living, or skilled nursing facility instead of requiring weekly trips to a hospital outpatient clinic. Coverage and clinical outcomes are equivalent; mobile care reduces missed visits and transportation burden.
Mobile wound care uses the same FDA-cleared products, the same CPT/HCPCS billing codes, and the same evidence-based protocols as a hospital-affiliated outpatient wound clinic. Medicare reimburses the service identically — the difference is the place-of-service code (POS 12 home, POS 13 assisted living, POS 31/32 SNF).
Patients who are homebound, on dialysis, recovering from surgery, or in long-term care frequently miss outpatient appointments due to transportation, pain, or scheduling. Each missed visit lengthens healing time and increases infection risk. Mobile delivery removes that barrier and is associated with higher visit adherence and lower hospital readmission rates.
Both deliver the same advanced therapies — debridement, skin substitutes, NPWT, compression — but mobile wound care brings a licensed physician or nurse practitioner to the patient's home, assisted living, or skilled nursing facility instead of requiring weekly trips to a hospital outpatient clinic. Coverage and clinical outcomes are equivalent; mobile care reduces missed visits and transportation burden.
Call 877-545-1300 or request a provider to begin care. Healix360 serves Southern California and Nevada and accepts Medicare Part B and most major insurance plans.