2015年10月1日 · Code selection is based on the 1 cm x 1 cm section (1 sq cm). The code for this case is 11042. Example 3: The patient was in a motorcycle accident and has several abrasions on both arms, but no broken bones. The wounds are: left forearm 3 cm x 3 cm (9 sq cm); right shoulder 2 cm x 2 cm (4 sq cm); and right forearm 6 cm x 5 cm (30 sq cm).

2014年4月24日 · For example: Bone is debrided from a 4 sq cm heel ulcer and from a 10 sq cm ischial ulcer. This is reported with a single code, 11044. When subcutaneous tissue is debrided from a 16 s. cm dehisced abdominal wound and a 10 sq cm thigh wound, report 11042 for the first 20 sq cm and 11045 for the second 6 sq cm.

2012年2月21日 · The math is easy ... to find sq cm you multiply length x width. The harder part is determining if you really need square cm or you just need length or diameter. You mention lesions .... if you are excising a lesion you measure across the widest diameter, plus smalled margin necessary for removal (physician should measure BEFORE surgery, and ...

2004年1月1日 · For example, a surgeon uses a skin substitute to repair a 70-sq-cm area. In this case, you would report 15342 to describe the first 25 sq cm and 15343 x 2 for the remaining 45 sq cm. When reporting grafts using the patient's own skin, you should look for information on the graft size and location.

2012年2月1日 · 14061 defect 10.1 sq cm to 30.0 sq cm 14301 Adjacent tissue transfer or rearrangement, any area; defect 30.1 sq cm to 60.0 sq cm +14302 each additional 30.0 sq cm, or part thereof (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) 14350 Filleted finger or toe flap, including preparation of recipient site

2012年3月1日 · Because the back is part of the trunk, consider 15271–+15274. The total wound surface area is 150 sq cm, so you would use 15273 and +15274, which apply to wounds greater than or equal to 100 sq cm total surface area. The parent code, 15273, is reported for the first 100 sq cm. Add-on code 15274 is reported x 1 for the remaining 50 sq cm.

2012年4月1日 · 15201 Full thickness graft, free, including direct closure of donor site, trunk; each additional 20 sq cm, or part thereof (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) x 5 units to report the additional 98 sq cm (beyond the initial 20 sq cm) of the trunk treated with full thickness grafts. 15002 for the first 100 sq cm of site prep.

2011年6月1日 · If the area of the wound was 30 sq cm (e.g., 5 cm x 6 cm), proper coding would be 11042, 11045. ICD-9 Debridement Procedure Coding According to the ICD-9-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, effective Oct. 1, 2010, “Excisional debridement involves surgical removal or cutting away, as opposed to a mechanical (brushing, scrubbing ...

2020年3月17日 · o Total site 100 sq cm or more: 15273 first 100 sq cm (or 1 percent body area infants and children); +15274 each additional 100 sq cm (or 1 percent body area infants and children) Face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, hands, feet, and/ or …

2016年6月1日 · Use add-on codes when the total area of debrided tissue (at the same depth) is greater than 20 sq cm. Case Example 2: 10 sq cm of muscle is debrided from one wound; 15 sq cm of devitalized tissue (epidermis and dermis) is debrided from a separate wound.