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Pass by These Codes to Make a Definitive Dermis Debridement Decision

Published on Fri Jul 17, 2020

Question: Our provider just saw a patient who had a superficial linear abrasion that extended from below the patient’s left knee to just above the left ankle. Our provider minimally debrided the patient’s skin using a metal curette but only down to the dermis layer, then dressed the wound with Xeroform®, gauze, and compression wrap. I cannot find a code [...]
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