Documentation
- Include intrinsic and extrinsic wound risk factors and discussion/mitigation
- Make sure to document
- Wound stage and size
- Wound bed preparation
- Methods of debridement
Selected CPT codes
- 97597 and 97598 for active wound management
- Debridement of nonviable tissue from epidermis, dermis, or superficial layer of deeper wounds
- Includes high-pressure irrigation, mechanical, chemical/enzymatic, and sharp debridement
- 97597 for first 20cm²
- 97598 for larger wounds
- Codes are for wounds in aggregate, not per wound
- 15002-15005 if debridement in preparation for negative pressure wound therapy for primary closure