CPT^® 15277, Under Skin Substitute Grafts

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 15277 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Skin Substitute Grafts.

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The provider uses a skin substitute such as an allograft or xenograft, to cover wounds on the patient’s face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, hands, feet, and/or multiple digits, up to an area greater than or equal to 100 cm2 in patients 10 and older, or 1 percent of body area of children under 10.

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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 ]

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 ]

GraftJacket, debridement, bone biopsy

Dear Forum I am new to Podiatry Coding and would appreciate help with the following procedure. Patient has Nonhealing pressure decubitus ulcer on the LT and RT heel. Both ulcers are 4x4 cm The docto... [ Read More ]

Dural graft w/ craniotomy

I have been looking for an answer to this as well. My surgeon is repairing the dura with Alloderm. In 2011, he was using 15335 but that is now deleted for 2012 and directs you to 15275 and 15277. I... [ Read More ]

add on code 15777

According to EncoderPro you must code the primary procedure first: 15002 Surgical preparation or creation of recipient site by excision of open wounds, burn eschar, or scar (including subcutaneous ... [ Read More ]

new skin graft codes

Depending on the documentation you can use: 15275 (Application of skin substitute graft to face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, hands, feet, and/or multiple digits, total wou... [ Read More ]

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