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Watch for This Situation When Coding Excisional Debridement

Published on Thu Apr 11, 2013

Question: The physician documented excisional debridement in the inpatient progress note – nothing else. Do we report diagnosis 86.22? Mississippi Subscriber Answer: Diagnosis 86.22 (Excisional debridement of wound, infection, or burn) might not always be the most appropriate code for the situation. For example, if the physician documents debridement down to and including muscle and bone, you wouldn’t report 86.22. [...]
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