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    Wiki 97597 for burn wound?

    Have a physician who performed 97597 (not 11042) at a burn site. Is 97597 still correct or would this be 16000's level code Instead?
    • Pontello
    • Thread
    • 11042 16000 16010 16020 billing 97597 burn codes burns cpt97597 debridement woundcare
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Diagnosis Coding
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    Wiki capture charges for complex debridement within global period ?

    Hello, My doctors asked if there is a way to capture charges for 97597-8 Debridement (eg, high pressure waterjet with/without suction, sharp selective debridement with scissors, scalpel and forceps), open wound, (eg, fibrin, devitalized epidermis and/or dermis, exudate, debris, biofilm)...
    • Lubovic
    • Thread
    • billing 97597 debridements global period mod 58
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Modifiers
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