How would you code Intermediate repair of a breast wound dehiscence. it was more than a simple repair, but not detailed enough to be considered a complex repair?
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Wiki Repair of Breast wound dehiscence
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01candis
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I have the same ? and am coming up with 17999 or 19499?
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jdibble
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Without seeing the note I am not sure what was acutally done. Is this is a surgical wound? There are codes for treatment of wound dehiscence - 12020 is for simple closure; 12021 is with packing. There is also 13160 for secondary closure of a surgical wound or dehiscence, extensive or complicated but since you say the note is not detailed enough I would consider maybe one of the other 2 codes.
Hope this helps.