AMA CPT® Assistant - 2002 Issue 5 (May)

Active Wound Care Management (May 2002)

May 2002 pages 5-6 Coding Communication Active Wound Care Management In the CPT 2001 book, the physical medicine and rehabilitation subsection was revised to include the heading "Active Wound Care Management," as well as an introductory note, two additional CPT codes (97601 and 97602), and a parenthetical note directing users to the appropriate codes describing wound debridement procedures. To provide a better understanding of these procedures, we will take a look at the description and rationale for these codes, as well as some clinical vignettes that describe typical examples of the procedures. 97601Removal of devitalized tissue from wound(s)...

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