AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 1998 Fourth Quarter; VOLUMES 1 & 2 NEW/REVISED CODES

Artificial Skin

The American Burn Association requested the creation of diagnosis codes to describe the complications associated with the new technologies being used to treat severe burns. The new products are able to permanently regenerate or replace skin layers. They include artificial skin and decellularized allodermis that function to permanently regenerate the dermal layer of skin, and cultured epithelial cells that can permanently replace the epidermal layer. Some of the complications associated with these products are similar to those associated with other skin grafts, such as infection and mechanical failure. Effective October 1, 1998, a unique code has been created for...

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