AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2019 Issue 4; ICD-10-PCS NEW/REVISED CODES

Cell Suspension Epithelial Autograft

Cell Suspension is a method by which autologous cells are harvested, prepared and applied to the wound bed of acute thermal burns to promote wound healing and reconstruction. In the RECELL® technique, a thin split-thickness skin sample is obtained from a donor site. The skin sample is incubated in an enzyme solution that allows a mixed population of cells that include keratinocytes, fibroblasts and melanocytes to be disaggregated and scraped away from the epidermis and dermis of the skin sample. The cells are collected and drawn into a syringe of buffer solution for cell suspension. The cell suspension produces...

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