AMA CPT® Assistant - 1997 Issue 9 (September)

Coding Skin Grafts (September 1997)

September 1997 pages 1-3 Coding Skin Grafts The CPT codes listed under the heading "Free Skin Grafts" describe different types of grafting procedures as well as the procedures related to grafting (procedures that may or may not be coded separately). The intent of this article is to identify the different types of skin grafting procedures and the services inherently included as part of those procedures and to explain the correct CPT coding for each. Review of Grafts A free skin graft is an unattached portion of skin that is transferred to another site. It can be grafted to replace...

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