Tag: Skin substitute application codes

Skin substitute procedures and wound debridement often occur during the same episode. Practices ask whether CPT 97597 or 11042 can be reported on the same date as a skin substitute application. For Medicare claims, the general rule is clear: debridement performed at the recipient site to prepare a wound for a skin graft or skin […]

Skin substitute procedures and wound debridement often occur during the same episode. Practices ask whether CPT 97597 or 11042 can be reported on the same date as a skin substitute application. For Medicare claims, the general rule is clear: debridement performed at the recipient site to prepare a wound for a skin graft or skin […]