AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 1998 Fourth Quarter; VOLUME 3 NEW/REVISED CODES
Dermal Regenerative Graft
Code 86.67, Dermal regenerative graft, has been created to report skin graft procedures using the new products being used to treat severe burns. The new technologies are able to permanently regenerate or replace skin layers. There are several types of biologic skin replacement systems. These systems are indicated for the post excisional treatment of life-threatening full-thickness or deep partial-thickness thermal injuries where sufficient autograft is not available at the time of excision, or not desirable because of the patient's condition. The objective of one system is to regenerate or replace injured human tissue with new functional tissue. It...
To read the full article, sign in and subscribe to AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS .
Thank you for choosing Find-A-Code, please Sign In to remove ads.