Surgical Preparation for Skin Replacement Surgery CPT® Code range 15002- 15278

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code range for Surgical Preparation for Skin Replacement Surgery 15002-15278 is a medical code set maintained by the American Medical Association.

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CPT® Code Range 15002- 15278

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Poor kid. Based on the information you've provided, this is how I would code the report: [B]Face, Neck, Scalp, Hands & Feet (800 sq cm total): [/B]15277, 15278 x7, 15004, 15005 x7 [B]Trunk, Arms & Le... [ Read More ]
I have several claims for skin grafts on a patient who is in a global period for placement of an autograft 15100-15121. As the patient has over 50% TBSA burns, he has multiple grafts and is going to ... [ Read More ]
Debridement is inclusive and not separately reportable w/ skin grafting NCCI Manual III.I.2 [QUOTE]Debridement of a skin wound (e.g., CPT codes 11000, 11042-11047, 97597, 97598) prior to a graft/sk... [ Read More ]
can you charge a surgical wound preparation code cpt 15002-15005 along with skin substitute graft codes cpt 15271-15278 on the same day ?... [ Read More ]
According to EncoderPro you must code the primary procedure first: 15002 Surgical preparation or creation of recipient site by excision of open wounds, burn eschar, or scar (including subcutaneous ... [ Read More ]