Why Podiatry Practices Are Stepping Into Advanced Wound Care

When you already own the biomechanics of the foot, adding diabetic-foot–focused wound care isn’t a pivot—it’s a power-up. Across the U.S., podiatry groups are layering skin substitutes, exosomes, and mobile visits onto their core services and seeing two things rise in tandem: limb-salvage rates and practice revenue.

1. The Clinical Win: Fewer Ulcers, Fewer Amputations

• A single preventive visit with a podiatrist cuts hospitalization risk by 24 % and amputation risk by 29 % in adults with diabetes. pmbc.ca.gov

• Multidisciplinary programs that keep podiatrists at the center drive a 31 % relative-risk reduction in lower-extremity amputations. jfootankleres.biomedcentral.com

• Chronic DFUs now tack on >$1.5 billion in inpatient costs every year; every ulcer you heal early protects patients—and payers—from that spend. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

  
  

Bottom line: integrating formal wound services lets your clinic close ulcers sooner, spare limbs, and cement its reputation as the go-to limb-preservation hub.

2. The Business Win: High-Margin Care Without Cash-Flow Pain

Revenue Lever	What It Means for Your Practice
Skin substitutes & exosomes	CMS reimburses these biologics under their own CPT/HCPCS codes; average allowed amounts routinely exceed traditional office visits. cms.gov
No inventory	With Arsenal, you order as needed, no bulk storage required.
Billing assistance	Arsenal will help with pre-authorizations and provide coding support to minimize denials
Net 60 billing terms	Flexible 60-day billing terms to support cash flow management

3. Patient Stories Turn to Referrals

Picture a 68-year-old with a plantar DFU who’s bounced between urgent-care dressings for six months. One biologic graft series in your office, and the wound closes in eight weeks. He tells his endocrinologist; she tells the other fifteen podiatrists in her network. That’s the flywheel.

Ready to Level-Up Your Practice?

Adding wound care isn’t a sideline—it’s a limb-saving, margin-boosting extension of what podiatrists already do best. With no inventory needed, built-in billing muscle, and incredible support, the question shifts from “Why start?” to “How soon can we begin?”

Let’s schedule a 15-minute discovery call to map your first graft day and see if Arsenal’s model fits your growth goals.

Because when the right biologic meets the right podiatrist, patients keep their feet—and you increase your reputation.