HCPro, JustCoding Outpatient - 2019 Issue 13 (March)

A step-by-step approach to CPT documentation and coding for wound debridement

March 26th, 2019

Wound care coding is frequently a target of payer and Office of Inspector General audits. This article provides coders with step-by-step instructions for interpreting provider documentation and assigning CPT codes for excisional, selective, and non-selective debridement, based on the depth of the tissue removed and the total surface area debrided.

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