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tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2017 Issue 12
CPT® 2018: Catch Up to New Category III Code Options
Find new ways to report certain laser scar revisions. An emerging technology for treating hypertrophic scars that impair function may get some wind in its sails now that CPT® 2018 provides new codes for the procedure. Problem: Burn and other traumatic scars may develop thick strictures that limit a patient's functional mobility, impairing acts as simple as opening a jar and more. The common surgical treatment has long met with mixed success and come with its own set of potential side effects, especially in children. Now surgeons are starting to use a procedure called "ablative laser fenestration" using either...
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