tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2007 Issue 8

CCI Bundles Burn and Debridement Codes

Modifier 59 remains a possibility, but you need to know when to use itThe most recent version of the Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) has some edits you won't want to miss if your surgeon performs debridement and treatment on the same burn site. CCI version 13.1 outlaws reporting a pair of debridement codes with certain burn treatment codes in most situations.Specifically, CCI now bundles 11000 (Debridement of extensive eczematous or infected skin; up to 10 percent of body surface) and 11040 (Debridement; skin, partial thickness) into 16020 (Dressings and/or debridement of partial thickness burns, initial or subsequent...

To read the full article, sign in and subscribe to tci General Surgery Coding Alert.


Leverage vital, to-the-point monthly guidance to boost your reporting accuracy and your coding know-how. We make it convenient for your team to stay informed, compliant, and profitable with a subscription to TCI’s General Surgery Coding Alert.

  • Current newsletters added each month
  • Fully searchable archives - over 2100 articles
  • ALL years/issues back to 1999 organized by year and issue
  • Codes mentioned in articles are linked to Code Information pages
  • Code Information pages link back to related articles
Access to this feature is available in the following products:
  • tci General Surgery Coding Alert +Archives

demo
request yours today
 subscribe
start today
 newsletter
free subscription

Thank you for choosing Find-A-Code, please Sign In to remove ads.