CPT^® 97606, Under Active Wound Care Management

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 97606 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Active Wound Care Management.

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The provider applies controlled subatmospheric pressure using durable medical equipment around the wound through a sealed dressing to remove fluids and infectious materials and to aid in healing of wounds that have a total surface area of more than 50 square centimeters.

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Wound Vac placed at surgery

Based on CPT Assistant and multiple KZA articles, wound vacs are billable when placed at the time of surgery (as long as they are documented correctly). ______________________________________________... [ Read More ]

IN PATIENT REINBURSMENT

[QUOTE="marissa.moyer@jefferson.edu, post: 509879, member: 781142"] Hello Everyone, When using the codes 29580, 97605, and 97606, how are we reimbursed for in patient? when i look these codes up on co... [ Read More ]

IN PATIENT REINBURSMENT

Hello Everyone, When using the codes 29580, 97605, and 97606, how are we reimbursed for in patient? when i look these codes up on codify,, it just shows outpatient - payed under OPPS...... [ Read More ]

wound VAC change

[TABLE] [TR] [TD]Does each wound VAC change note need to be signed by the attending physician to bill 97605? This patient has been coming into the family practice clinic for wound VAC changes every we... [ Read More ]

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy, 97605, 97606, 97607, 97608

I find these a hit or miss for payment. Does anyone have a good resource that defines documentation requirements under which these would be paid? thanks... [ Read More ]

Debridement with Wound Vac mod wound debridement wound vac

I have a PT that does outpatient wound care and I'm trying to figure out if they are allowed to charge 97597 (& 97598) with 97605 or 97606. Does anyone know what the current regulations on this are? I... [ Read More ]

Excisional Debridement

I agree with your debridement codes. You can also code the wound vac application (97606 vs. 97608 based on the total sq cm of area covered with the vac). The final code will depend on whether this is... [ Read More ]

Wound Vac Question

So if I am understanding this correctly, you can only bill for 97605/97606 essentially once (when it is originally applied) since this is a durable type of wound vac system and the provider would not ... [ Read More ]

Wound Vac Question

If the provider is just replacing the outside dressing, then no the 97605/97606 would not be billed. He/she would need to be replacing the entire wound vac for this code to apply. Dressing changes alo... [ Read More ]

Wound Vac Question wound wound care

Can someone please advise if there is a separate code for DME Wound Vac Dressing Change or is it the 97605/97606? I thought this was only for the application of the wound vac or is the wound vac remov... [ Read More ]

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