stogsmom3
Networker
Would I code a debridement if it reveals a healed wound?
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Wiki wound care coding
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mitchellde
True Blue
I am confused, did the provider document a debridement procedure?
stogsmom3
Networker
Yes. She documented that she selectively debrided remaining devitalized tissue. Which revealed a healed wound beneath.