Tip of the week
Rehab Regs, July 11, 2008
When you are dealing with more than one wound for codes 97597 or 97598, which both pertain to removal of devitalized tissue from wounds, add up the total wound surface of all the wounds. Also, if you perform whirlpool treatment and then debride the wound, you cannot bill separately for the whirlpool because it is included in these codes unless you either provided the whirlpool to a wound you did not debride or provided the whirlpool for a separate and distinct reason that documentation will support by showing medical necessity.
This tip is from HCPro’s book The How-To Manual for Rehab Documentation: A Complete Guide to Increasing Reimbursement and Reducing Denials.
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