The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new code to comply with the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 mandate for separate payment for disposable negative pressure wound therapy (dNPWT) devices beginning January 1, 2024. For the purposes of paying for a dNPWT device for a patient under a Medicare home health plan of care, CMS is proposing that the payment amount for CY 2024 of $263.25.  The new code is: A9272 – wound suction, disposable, includes dressing, all accessories and components, any type, each.