tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2004 Issue 1
Have Skin Grafts Got You Guessing?
Use our 4-step method to select the right code What's your method for choosing among the more than 20 skin graft codes? To ensure complete and proper coding, our experts recommend that you adopt a systematic, step-by-step approach for every claim, beginning with reporting site preparation and ending with proper modifier use for staged or multiple procedures. Step 1: Report Site Preparation Coding for skin grafts involves a number of steps. For example, after escharotomy (16035-16036) and debridement (16010-16030) but before placing a skin graft, the surgeon must prepare the affected area by clearing all remaining eschar, skin debris...
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