AMA CPT® Assistant - 2016 Issue 2 (February)

Medicine/Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Q&A) (February 2016)

February 2016 page 14c Medicine/Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Question: When is it appropriate to report surgical debridement CPT codes with codes for negative pressure wound therapy (eg, vacuum assisted drainage collection)? Answer: Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is a procedure that removes wound exudates and promotes wound closure by stimulating the wound bed, reducing localized edema, and improving the local oxygen supply. NPWT places mechanical stress on the tissue that may increase the rate of cellular proliferation, granular tissue formation, and new vessel growth. NPWT is not considered a component of the surgical debridement codes (eg, code 11042, Debridement...

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