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Skin Substitute Grafts CPT® Code range 15271- 15278

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code range for Surgical Preparation for Skin Replacement Surgery 15271-15278 is a medical code set maintained by the American Medical Association.

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CPT® Code Range 15271- 15278
Section 15271-15278
Skin Substitute Grafts
15271
15272
15273
15274
15275
15276
15277
15278
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CPT 15271 - 15278 One of my physicians is wanting to start doing these codes. My question are these payable during a surgical global period IN THE OFFICE. I know that with other procedures during... [ Read More ]
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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 ]
Cpt code for amniotic graft toe
[b]Amniotic graft code[/b] An amniotic graft is a graft from a human and therefore the skin substitute graft codes (15271-15278) should be used based on location. This is based on information that th... [ Read More ]
Skin substitute graft application
Is it appropriate to bill 15271-15278 when applying Apligraf or Puraply with a Profore dressing or Unna boot and not directly fixated with steri strips or sutures? Per the CPT Introduction to Skin Rep... [ Read More ]
amniotic membrane for wound healing
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need help please
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 ]
Billing skin graft HCPCS codes without skin graft application CPT codes
Has anyone experienced issues when billing the skin graft code HCPCS for the supply that Medicare is requesting the Skin application CPT be coded? The trouble is that the application of the skin graf... [ Read More ]
BioDfactor Amnion Allograft
I am having a debate with an ASC Facility Administrator. When an Orthopedic Surgeon does a Rotator Cuff repair and uses the BioDfactor Human Amnion Allograft by BioLogics as a healing aid, I don't bel... [ Read More ]
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[b]Mixed messages![/b] According to Dr. Christopher Senkowski, Medical Advisor to AMA RUC from the American College of Surgery: "If the graft is placed to prevent skin from adhering to the tendon pr... [ Read More ]
Skin substitute grafts
[QUOTE="rodica moga, post: 217162, member: 139903"][U]CPT 2011 Guidelines[/U]:"When services are performed in the office, the supply of the skin substitute/graft should be reported separately." [U]CP... [ Read More ]
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