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    Wiki Debridement (11042) of Sx Wound (T81.31XD)

    Hello, all. I am hoping this is the most relevant thread for this. I am billing for a starting wound care company that delivers wound care in nursing facilities. We are having trouble with multiple insurances, including Medicare, denying line items for debridement of surgical wounds (using CPT...
    • cberner
    • Thread
    • surgical wound wound care wound debridement
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Dermatology
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    Wiki Surgical Wound Revision

    Please help! I've been searching and I feel like this wound dehiscence repair is more than simple closure (12020) but I'm not sure it qualifies as complex (13160)? Indications: Patient had a new InsterStim battery placed in the right buttock. Over the last 2 weeks wound started to separate and...
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    Wiki How to Code for a Non-Healing Surgical Wound without Complication/Sequela/Infection

    I have been reading the many threads on the forum regarding a non-healing/delayed-healing surgical wound, but none quite fit my situation (of note: I work in a clinic where the provider enters their codes and a coder checks them). Patient had a MOHs surgery for removal squamous cell carcinoma...
    • nicoleysmith
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    • delayed healing surgical wound delayed healing wound mohs non-healing surgical wound non-healing wound surgical wound
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Dermatology
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