tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2006 Issue 2
You Should Separately Report Site Preparation With Burn Repairs
Prior to applying a skin (or skin replacement) graft, the surgeon will normally prepare the recipient site. You may report this preparation separately using 15000 (Surgical preparation or creation of recipient site by excision of open wounds, burn eschar, or scar [including subcutaneous tissues], or incisional release of scar contracture; first 100 sq cm or one percent of body area of infants and children) and/or +15001 (... each additional 100 sq cm or each additional one percent of body area of infants and children [list separately in addition to code for primary procedure]).CPT 2006 has added specific language...
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