tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2005 Issue 1

Say Goodbye to Unlisted Procedure Codes for VAD

And say hello to improved reimbursement with 97605/97606  You can stop fretting over which unlisted-procedure codes to use for your surgeon's negative-pressure wound therapy in 2005 now that CPT has added 97605 and 97606. To assign these codes, you should know how your surgeon applied treatment and the wound's size. Negative-pressure therapy, or vacuum-assisted drainage (VAD) collection, allows physicians to treat patients with diabetic or pressure ulcer sores without debriding tissue, says Marvel Hammer, RN, CPC, CHCO, owner of MJH Consulting, a healthcare consulting firm in Denver. The new codes for 2005 are:97605 - Negative-pressure wound therapy (e...

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