Agreed it is not considered debridedment if you bill CPT 15004/15005 per AMA are “Surgical preparation or creation of recipient site by excision of open wounds…” It would not be adviseable to say debridement that would fall most likely as CPT 11042, plus debridement should not be billed for the same date for the same site of a skin graft.
No. The definition of CPT code 15004/5: surgical preparation or creation of recipient site by EXCISION of open wounds, burn, eschar or scar…… The area but be excised and not just debrided and the documentation must say so.
Agreed it is not considered debridedment if you bill CPT 15004/15005 per AMA are “Surgical preparation or creation of recipient site by excision of open wounds…” It would not be adviseable to say debridement that would fall most likely as CPT 11042, plus debridement should not be billed for the same date for the same site of a skin graft.
No. The definition of CPT code 15004/5: surgical preparation or creation of recipient site by EXCISION of open wounds, burn, eschar or scar…… The area but be excised and not just debrided and the documentation must say so.
If I debrided an ulceration in preparation for the application of a skin graft, would it be appropriate to use CPT code 15004/5?