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Wiki Podiatry Question 97597 and 11720

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hello there,

I have a Medicaid pt who presents needing wound debridement of a wound on the bottom (plantar side of the left foot).
He also needs all of his toe nails to be debrided due to lack of sensation and the incurvation /deformity of the nails puts him at a
high risk. (He has CMTX G60.0, G62.89 G57.32 )

When I checked the Podiatry coding Companion it indicates that 97597 and 11720-11721 is a mutually exclusive edit.

So my question is can I bill for the nail debridement of the right foot?
And if so what is the best modifier? He has Caresource.


Thank you so much,
I appreciate your help,
Debbie Ashton
 
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