tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2020 Issue Q2

Integumentary Procedures: 3 Tips Guide Coding for Skin Substitute Grafts

Grasp measurement rules. Replacement material, graft size, multiple wounds … all these factors and more will come into play when you’re coding a skin replacement surgery using skin substitute grafts for conditions such as burns. Follow our experts’ tips to make sure you select the proper code and get all the pay your surgeon deserves for these services. Tip 1: Capture Site Preparation Skin replacement surgery consists of two basic steps: surgical preparation of the recipient site and placement of the graft with fixation. If you miss the separate skin preparation step, you’ll sacrifice pay your surgeon...

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