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April 23,2024
Debridement is the medical removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing of remaining healthy tissue. Debridement may be excisional or non-excisional in coding and include autolytic debridement, enzymatic debridement, mechanical debridement, surgical debridement and maggot therapy. Trying to determine if a surgical debridement is excisional can sometimes be tricky for a coder. The documentation standard for coding excisional debridement did not change with the use of ICD-10-PCS reporting. The provider must document “excisional debridement” or clearly document/describe the procedure as being an “excision” of the tissue be...
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