AMA CPT® Assistant - 2016 Issue 8 (August)

Surgery: Integumentary System (Q&A) (August 2016)

August 2016 page 9a Surgery: Integumentary System Question: If the physician removes nonviable subcutaneous tissue using a selective, nonexcisional technique, which code should be reported: code 97597 for active wound management or code 11042 for a subcutaneous tissue debridement? Answer: If the tissue removed is at a subcutaneous tissue level or deeper, it would be appropriate to report codes 11042-11047, depending on the deepest level of tissue removed and the total surface area of that depth removed. Multiple debridements at different depths should be added together and reported for a total surface area of each depth. However, if the...

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