ICD-10 Code for Encounter for change or removal of surgical wound dressing- Z48. 01- Codify by AAPC.
Z48. 01 - Encounter for change or removal of surgical wound dressing. ICD-10-CM.
If the dressing change is performed by nursing staff under incident-to conditions, you may use code 99211. When performed by a physician, dressing changes for burns and debridement of burn tissue should be reported using codes 16020–16030, depending on the size of the burn.
Encounter for change or removal of nonsurgical wound dressing. Z48. 00 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM Z48.
Dressings applied to the wound are part of the services for CPT codes 97597, 97598 and 97602 and they may not be billed separately.
Aftercare visit codes are assigned in situations in which the initial treatment of a disease has been performed but the patient requires continued care during the healing or recovery phase, or for the long-term consequences of the disease.
You would not bill a procedure code for the dressing change unless it is done under anesthesia. You could bill an E/M for the dressing change unless it is during the global period of a surgical procedure - then it would not be billable.
Codes 97605 and 97606 are used for placement of a non-disposable wound vac device, while codes 97607 and 97608 are used if the wound vac is disposable.
Code S0630 says “Removal of sutures by a physician other than the physician who originally closed the wound” as long as a different physician than the one who placed the sutures removes them.
ICD-10 Code for Local infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified- L08. 9- Codify by AAPC.
Active wound care is performed to remove devitalized and/or necrotic tissue to promote healing of a wound on the skin. These services are billed when an extensive cleaning of a wound is needed prior to the application of dressings or skin substitutes placed over or onto a wound that is attached with dressings.
Typically bill CPT 97597 and/or CPT 97598 for recurrent wound debridements when medically reasonable and necessary. health care professional acting within the scope of his/her legal authority.