AMA CPT® Assistant - 2013 Issue 2 (February)
Surgery: Integumentary System (Q&A) (February 2013)
February 2013 page 16a Surgery: Integumentary System Question: Regarding surgical preparation codes 15002-15005, the Skin Replacement Surgery guidelines state that the intent of these codes is to describe the services related to healing a wound by primary intention or by the use of negative pressure wound therapy. Therefore, is it appropriate to report codes 15002-15005 for the use of negative pressure wound therapy, such as to heal a degloving injury? For example, a patient had a wound on the lateral part of the tibia, fibula, and ankle measuring 60 cm × 7 cm and the bone was covered with...
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