CPT^® 15276, Under Skin Substitute Grafts

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 15276 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Skin Substitute Grafts.

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At the same session that the provider uses a skin substitute such as an allograft or xenograft, to cover the wounds on patient’s face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, hands, feet, and/or multiple digits, the provider performs an additional 25 cm2 of grafting after the first 25 cm2. The total wound size is up to 100 cm2.

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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 ]

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