CPT^® 11047, Under Debridement Procedures on the Skin

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 11047 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Debridement Procedures on the Skin.

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The provider uses surgical instruments to remove dead, infected tissue from bone as well as the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue, muscle, and/or fascia if needed. She performs this service at the same session, as a separately reportable debridement procedure of an initial 20 cm2. This code represents up to 20 cm2 of additional area.

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Irrigation of incisional ulcer , foot

[QUOTE="Orthocoderpgu, post: 515301, member: 29238"] 11042 is not the correct code for this surgical procedure. Excisional debridement was not performed or at least documented. There is a lot work tha... [ Read More ]

Irrigation of incisional ulcer , foot

I have in my notes to "Use 11042-11047 when the only procedure performed is wound debridement. If a wound is debrided and closed, use the repair codes. Use these codes for foot ulcers and vascular ulc... [ Read More ]

HELP WITH SQUARE CENTIMETERS

Square cm is indeed the 18cm x 12cm = 216 square cm (can't figure out the superscript on the 2 to properly indicate cm2). Assuming the debridement included bone, you are missing 1 unit. 11047 Debride... [ Read More ]

HELP WITH SQUARE CENTIMETERS

I had a provider who performed a debridement the size was the following 18 cm length, 12 cm width, and 5cm depth. I multiplied 18 x 12 get the total square centimeters is this correct? I also then u... [ Read More ]

Can you please help with CPT for I&D

I'm thinking 11044 and 11047 ? General anesthesia was established. The patient was placed in the lateral position, right side up. The back and perineum were prepped and draped in the usual surgical ... [ Read More ]

ICD 10

Ulcer DX codes aren't on the 11423 LCD for Medicare. I would look into 11042-11047 as they include removal of chronic ulcers. I'm not sure if it exactly fits your circumstance but it's worth researchi... [ Read More ]

how is wound debridement measured?

This is a silly question, but does anyone know if we are to use the pre or post debridement measurements to correctly code for wound debridements eg. 97597-97598, 11042-11047? I've looked into this bu... [ Read More ]

Coding Help/Advice

[LIST] [*]11044 Debridement, bone (includes epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous tissue, muscle and/or fascia, if performed); first 20 sq cm or less +11047 each additional 20 sq cm, or part thereof (List s... [ Read More ]

Chronic wound management via laser

You really need an operative report in order to be able to assign a code. By your description, this sounds like it may be a debridement procedure, and if so, then you can assign the appropriate code ... [ Read More ]

Ulcer Debridement with TCC

Yes, bill 11042 with appropriate icd10 and then add 29445 with 59 modifier and appropriate icd10. In [I]CPT Assistant [/I](September 2011), the AMA wrote: “CPT code 29445, Application of rigid tot... [ Read More ]

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