Our billing office has a new group in Plastic Surgery and since I'm not familiar in this field I would like to know if someone can help me, please.
The physician is turning in procedure codes 15100 and 12031, code 12031 is bundled with 15100 unless we use a 59. I don't think this warrants a 59.
Here is the description of operation:
The size of the wound was 9 x 7 cm, the subcutaneous tissue and skin in the most distal part of the wound was closed using 4-0 vicryl and 4-0 nylon suture. The resulting wound was 6 x 8.5 cm. This was covered with the skin graft.
The donor site was marked and 0.018 mm skin graft was removed using Padgett dermatome. This was mesh to 1:1.5 size and placed and secured to the wound bed using staples. (end of procedure)
It sounds like she closed the wound to make it smaller which because it's the same site, we wouldn't be able to charge the closure, right? Any help would be greatly appreciated.![Confused :confused: :confused:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
The physician is turning in procedure codes 15100 and 12031, code 12031 is bundled with 15100 unless we use a 59. I don't think this warrants a 59.
Here is the description of operation:
The size of the wound was 9 x 7 cm, the subcutaneous tissue and skin in the most distal part of the wound was closed using 4-0 vicryl and 4-0 nylon suture. The resulting wound was 6 x 8.5 cm. This was covered with the skin graft.
The donor site was marked and 0.018 mm skin graft was removed using Padgett dermatome. This was mesh to 1:1.5 size and placed and secured to the wound bed using staples. (end of procedure)
It sounds like she closed the wound to make it smaller which because it's the same site, we wouldn't be able to charge the closure, right? Any help would be greatly appreciated.