http://www.supercoder.com/my-ask-an-expert/ Supercoder - Ask an Expert? Topic: WOUND VAC COMPLICATION en Sat, 18 May 2013 18:31:28 +0000 http://www.supercoder.com/my-ask-an-expert/topic/wound-vac-complication#post-14516 Tue, 01 May 2012 14:17:52 +0000 User id : 29542 14516@http://www.supercoder.com/my-ask-an-expert/ <p>Thanks Everyone! Especially Mittra! Because the dx codes is what I was needing help with. </p> http://www.supercoder.com/my-ask-an-expert/topic/wound-vac-complication#post-14466 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:19:30 +0000 SuperCoder 14466@http://www.supercoder.com/my-ask-an-expert/ <p>Hello All,</p> <p>CPT Assistant 2005 says, CPT 97602 is for non-physician services. For physician, you should refer either 11042 or 97597-97598. For burn wounds, 16020-16030.<br /> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /> Active Wound Care Management, 97597, 97606, 11040, 11044 (Q&amp;A)</p> <p>Question</p> <p>Is it appropriate for physicians to report codes from the active wound care management series 97597-97606?</p> <p>AMA Comment</p> <p>Codes in the active wound care management series provide a mechanism for reporting interventions associated with active wound care as performed by licensed nonphysician professionals. These codes are to be reported by nonphysician professionals (eg, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, enterostomal therapy nurses, wound care nurses, physical therapists) licensed to perform these procedures. Only those individuals licensed by a particular state to perform the described services should use the codes to report services. As licensure varies from state to state, the applicable state laws and requirements determine who may perform specific types of services. For wound debridement performed by physicians, see codes 11040-11044.<br /> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /> As 11040-11041 have been deleted, you should refer 97597-97598 or 16020-16030 as appropriate. </p> http://www.supercoder.com/my-ask-an-expert/topic/wound-vac-complication#post-14465 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:48:08 +0000 SuperCoder 14465@http://www.supercoder.com/my-ask-an-expert/ <p>Dx malfunction of wound vac is a mechanical complication. The nearest ICD would be 998.89 which is not specific ICD for wound vac. So this Dx can be coded with the ICD 998.32 i.e Disruption of external operation (surgical) wound. </p> http://www.supercoder.com/my-ask-an-expert/topic/wound-vac-complication#post-14464 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:40:36 +0000 User id : 21400 14464@http://www.supercoder.com/my-ask-an-expert/ <p>The appropriate CPT code for the given scenario would be - 97602 </p> http://www.supercoder.com/my-ask-an-expert/topic/wound-vac-complication#post-14399 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:20:22 +0000 User id : 29542 14399@http://www.supercoder.com/my-ask-an-expert/ <p>Pt has surgery 1 week ago and wound vac was applied. Getting out of his pickup he heard a pop and his wound vac started filling up with blood. There was a small amound of coagulated blood under the wound vac dressing. The edges of wound vac were resealed with tegaderm dressing after blood cleaned out. This is an ER patient and my dx is malfunction of wound vac. What are the best codes to use for this sceniario? </p>