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Wiki Wound Care Question - Reporting skin graft substitute(s) with debridement(s)

Hello, I have a question on billing skin graft substitute placement (15271, 15275) with debridement(s) (97597,11042,11043,11044). I understand that "wound bed prep" is included in the procedure codes 15271,15275 - But would it ever be appropriate to report a debridement code beyond the basic...
- BrookeN88
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- Tuesday at 2:54 PM
- debridement excisional debridement skin graft coding wound care
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Medical Coding General Discussion
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Wiki Excisional Debridement

I have suddenly had to take over for another coder and find myself coding procedures I am not used to coding. I am not sure if I am on the right track or not. PROCEDURE PERFORMED: 1. Incision and drainage of abdominal wall incisional seroma. 2. Excisional debridement subcutaneous tissue 6 x 19...
- gabetteyoung@yahoo.com
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- May 28, 2021
- excisional debridement
- Replies: 2
- Forum: General Surgery
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Wiki Excisional vs Selective debridement

We have a new provider to our Wound care program and the documentation has us disagreeing on what type of debridement should be billed. The use of term selective has wound staff stating all debridement's are 97597...but yet, she states excisional and to bleeding tissue...... After application...
- AT2728
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- Dec 16, 2020
- 11042 97597 debridement excisional debridement
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Medical Coding General Discussion

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