wound debridement

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    Wiki Debridement (11042) of Sx Wound (T81.31XD)

    Hello, all. I am hoping this is the most relevant thread for this. I am billing for a starting wound care company that delivers wound care in nursing facilities. We are having trouble with multiple insurances, including Medicare, denying line items for debridement of surgical wounds (using CPT...
    • cberner
    • Thread
    • surgical wound wound care wound debridement
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Dermatology
  2. L

    Wiki Post Op Wound

    If the patient's incision develops a wound postoperatively (90-day global) and comes into the office weekly for wound care, can we bill for the debridement? Or is this considered part of the global package? Even though it's a complication and requires the patient to come in more frequently than...
    • lilyirecta@gmail.com
    • Thread
    • debridement global billing post op postop wound wound wound care wound debridement
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Podiatry
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    Wiki Debridement with 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 was thinking if I could use them with modifier 59, it might work.
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    Wiki Traumatic wound repair - delayed care requiring debridement

    A patient presented to our clinic with a 5 day old wound (4 cm long) of the left index finger he had gotten from cutting himself while dressing out a deer. The wound was infected at this point, and the delay in seeking medical care meant that the wound required sharp debridement of the...
  5. S

    Wiki Wound Debridgement

    Hi, It's been a while since I've done wound debridement coding. Our surgeon is doing a series of debridements for a Morel-Lavallee thigh injury. These debridements are being done in the hospital OR. The first one she debrided the entire subcutaneous wound area 27cm x 37cm (999 sq cm) and...
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