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Achieve Wound Vac Victory With This Advice

Question: Can we charge a wound vac reapplication during the global period? Here is the scenario: wound vac is placed on wound during surgery, the patient comes in weekly for wound vac change during their post-op visits with same provider because of dehiscence or infection AAPC Forum Participant Answer: Yes, you can code for use of a wound vac depending on the [...]
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