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Wiki surgical incision

Thread starter solocoder
Start date Nov 13, 2013

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solocoder

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Nov 13, 2013

When debriding necrotic tissue from an incision to promote healing (diabetic patient), what dx code would you use? 892.0 maybe? Doctor codes it as 707.1x, but makes no mention of "ulcer" in the note. Also, would this be included in the sx global?

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