Wiki 97597

[wynonna]

Can we bill 97597 when provider is using peroxide and gauze to clean a wound?
Thank you

 

[thomas7331]

Can we bill 97597 when provider is using peroxide and gauze to clean a wound?
Thank you

No, 97597, per the code description, is for 'sharp, selective debridement' such as with a scalpel. Wound debridement with peroxide and gauze would fall under 97602 as 'non-selective'.