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I have a general practitioner that treated a patient for a leg abrasion yesterday with an in-office debridement. He feels he should charge 97597, but in my opinion it should be 11045.
 
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I have a general practitioner that treated a patient for a leg abrasion yesterday with an in-office debridement. He feels he should charge 97597, but in my opinion it should be 11045.
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As always it is dependent on the documentation.

In any case, 11045 (by itself) would not be correct since it is an add-on code to 11042. This code set is for subcutaneous debridement. Did the provider debride subcutaneous tissue?
 
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