tci Part B Insider - 2010 Issue 44

CPT 2011: 11042-11047 vs. 97597-97602: CPT Differentiates Between Debridement and Active Wound Care

Just one documentation bullet separates these two items.If you were confused about when to choose a debridement code and an active wound code, CPT 2011 comes to your rescue with revised debridement code guidelines that clarify how to choose between the two code groups -- and the key word that will tighten up your coding is depth."Depth is the only documentation item you need to determine the correct code," explained Chad Rubin, MD, FACS, AMA Specialty Society Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) Alternate Member with Albert E. Bothe, Jr. MD, FACS, American College of Surgeons...

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