tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2022 Issue Q3

Debridements: I.D. Debridement Type, Then Perform Code Search

Hint: There are codes specifically for debridement with fracture care. In the summer, patients might be reporting to the ED with some scrapes and cuts that go beyond the Band-Aid and kiss from mom remedy. Injuries that require debridement can occur at any time, but particularly in the summer, when people are wearing shorts and T-shirts and generally being more active outdoors. Just in time for summer, HEALTHCON 2022 hosted a session from Jennifer McNamara, CPC, CRC, CPC-I, CGSC, COPC, AAPC approved instructor and professional recruiter at Ozark Coding Alliance LLC in Bentonville, Arkansas. Here’s what she had...

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