by Michael Warshaw, DPM, CPC
- September 08, 2024
- By tahlia@tldsystems.com
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“I have a patient with a nonhealing pressure wound on his right ankle and his right heel. I applied a skin graft substitute to both sites. I used a single piece and shared it between the two sites. The ICD 10 code I used for the ankle is L89.513. The ICD 10 code I used for the heel is L89.613. For the application codes I utilized CPT 15271-RT to the L89.513 and CPT 15275-RT to the L89.613. The CCI does not show any conflict, but I am wondering whether a -51 is necessary. I also used the correct Q code for the product.”
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