HCPro, JustCoding Outpatient - 2021 Issue 18 (May)

Q&A: CPT coding for the application of a skin substitute

May 4th, 2021

Q: A patient receives Apligraf® (44 sq. cm) after subcutaneous wound debridement. Ten sq. cm is applied to a diabetic foot ulcer on the patient’s left heel and 20 sq. cm to an ulcer on the patient’s right ankle. What CPT codes would the facility use to report these services?

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