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HCPCS Code for Application of low cost skin substitute graft to trunk, arms, legs, total wound surface area up to 100 sq cm; first 25 sq cm or less wound surface area C5271

HCPCS code C5271 for Application of low cost skin substitute graft to trunk, arms, legs, total wound surface area up to 100 sq cm; first 25 sq cm or less wound surface area as maintained by CMS falls under Skin Substitute Graft Application .

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Application of low cost skin substitute graft to trunk, arms, legs, total wound surface area up to 100 sq cm; first 25 sq cm or less wound surface area

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High and Low Cost Skin Substitutes
C5271 only applies for facility billing. For the physician, bill 15271 for either high or low cost skin substitute on the trunk, arms, or legs, first 25 sq cm.... [ Read More ]
High and Low Cost Skin Substitutes
How should "application of skin substitute" be billed on the PB side for Low Cost Skin Substitute. I am getting a denial for C5271 from Medicare. The Claim was paid on the HB side.... [ Read More ]
CPT 15271 using Porcine Xenoograft
What product is being used, and in what place of service, and what denial are you receiving for this? Q4133 and Q4102 are not interchangeable - Q4133 is for Grafix Prime and Q4102 is for Oasis; you s... [ Read More ]
New codes C5271-C5278 Skin Substitute Grafts
I code for Wound Care and this has been brought to my attention. I have questions such as we do provider base split charging, are these codes used on UB forms only and I have been told that Medicare ... [ Read More ]
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