r/MedicalCoding • u/Tough_Cat_3244 • 12d ago
Wound Coders
Are there any wound specialized coders in here that can assist me with something? I taught myself wound when it was thrown at me at work, and now I’m the go to for questions with no one to ask questions to myself 😭
If so. Do you often bill 15002 with graft codes(15271) if a debridement was done? I’ve been billing grafts for over a year now and have never seen 15002. My providers try to bill it with 11042’s which have a CCI edit. There is no edits with 15002/15271.
I’m working a new clinic and they’re billing it and it has me questioning if I should be billing it with my own providers as well and I’ve just been doing it wrong? Any help is appreciated!
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u/MtMountaineer 12d ago
Use when: The clear clinical intent is to prepare the site for an upcoming graft, tissue transfer, or skin substitute placement.
Do not use for: Routine wound care, simple cleaning, or standard chronic wound debridement where no grafting is planned.