CPT^® 15005, Under Surgical Preparation or Incisional Release of Scar Contracture

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 15005 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Surgical Preparation or Incisional Release of Scar Contracture.

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At the same encounter that the provider prepares 100 cm2 skin of a body part with an open wound, burn eschar, or scar contracture to receive a skin graft, he extends the site up to an additional 100 cm2. This procedure helps in repairing the areas of the face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, hands, feet, or multiple digits. In children under 10, this code applies to each additional 1 percent of body area after the first.

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Integumentary section

Poor kid. Based on the information you've provided, this is how I would code the report: [B]Face, Neck, Scalp, Hands & Feet (800 sq cm total): [/B]15277, 15278 x7, 15004, 15005 x7 [B]Trunk, Arms & Le... [ Read More ]

Adjacent Tissue Transfer with two types of Skin Grafts - help needed on coding

Please help! I have a patient who had multiple procedures done the same day by two different providers and I'm struggling with the coding. I have reached out to another coding at my job for help but h... [ Read More ]

Workers Comp OWCP related claim denials on modifiers used

I have several claims for skin grafts on a patient who is in a global period for placement of an autograft 15100-15121. As the patient has over 50% TBSA burns, he has multiple grafts and is going to ... [ Read More ]

15004 w/ tissue tx

[QUOTE="asmonger, post: 502199, member: 56267"] 15002-15005 is preparation for a skin graft or "replacement" and an additional graft code would be used with this code set whereas 14000-14350 is repair... [ Read More ]

15004 w/ tissue tx

15002-15005 is preparation for a skin graft or "replacement" and an additional graft code would be used with this code set whereas 14000-14350 is repair of a defect using adjacent tissue to repair the... [ Read More ]

15004 w/ tissue tx

Can surg prep codes 15002-15005 be used with tissue tx codes 14000-14350? My providers want to bill for debridement along with the ATT codes but I believe debridement is included.... [ Read More ]

ENT BAHA

[QUOTE="cpc2007, post: 472484, member: 15287"] I would consider 15004-15005 for the excision of the overgrowth/infected tissue and 15120-15121 vs. 15220-15221 for the skin graft for procedure you desc... [ Read More ]

ENT BAHA

I would consider 15004-15005 for the excision of the overgrowth/infected tissue and 15120-15121 vs. 15220-15221 for the skin graft for procedure you describe. The 15004-15005 is for "surgical preparat... [ Read More ]

Complex Repair complex repair 2020

Hi, The updated CPT guidelines for Complex Repairs states: Complex repair includes the repair of wounds that[I], in addition to the requirements for intermediate repair, require at least one of the f... [ Read More ]

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