AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2005 Issue 1; Ask the Editor

Debridement of Amputation Site

A 65-year-old Type II diabetic male, three weeks post-op following above the knee amputation, was admitted for wound breakdown with protruding femur. The patient underwent revision of the amputation. The surgeon opened the wound in an elliptical fashion, excising the granulation tissue back to viable bleeding skin edges. The femur was then shortened two inches and the wound was closed over drains. How should this be coded? ...

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