AMA CPT® Assistant - 2005 Issue 6 (June)

Medicine: Active Wound Care Management (June 2005)

June 2005 page 10 Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Active Wound Care Management, 97597, 97606, 11040, 11044 (Q&A) Question Is it appropriate for physicians to report codes from the active wound care management series 97597-97606? AMA Comment Codes in the active wound care management series provide a mechanism for reporting interventions associated with active wound care as performed by licensed nonphysician professionals. These codes are to be reported by nonphysician professionals (eg, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, enterostomal therapy nurses, wound care nurses, physical therapists) licensed to perform these procedures. Only those individuals licensed by a particular state to perform...

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