AMA CPT® Assistant - 2009 Issue 11 (November)
Medicine/Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (November 2009)
November 2009 page 10d Medicine: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 97597 (Q&A) Question: For patients receiving wound care, the provider may work to debride the wound fairly aggressively using, eg, gauze, peroxide and or other pharmacologic agents. Is it appropriate to report code 97597, Removal of devitalized tissue from wound(s), selective debridement, without anesthesia (eg, high pressure waterjet with/without suction, sharp selective debridement with scissors, scalpel and forceps), with or without topical application(s), wound assessment, and instruction(s) for ongoing care, may include use of a whirlpool, per session; total wound(s) surface area less than or equal to 20 square...
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