{"id":15698,"date":"2022-08-23T12:50:28","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T12:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/?p=15698"},"modified":"2025-05-07T08:39:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T08:39:57","slug":"billing-guidelines-for-wound-care-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/billing-guidelines-for-wound-care-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Billing Guidelines for Wound Care in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Basics of Wound Care<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Active wound care procedures are performed to remove devitalized and\/or necrotic tissue to promote healing. Debridement is the removal of foreign material and\/or devitalized or contaminated tissue from or adjacent to a traumatic or infected wound until surrounding healthy tissue is exposed.\u00a0These services are billed when an extensive cleaning of a wound is needed prior to the application of primary dressings or skin substitutes placed over or onto a wound that is attached with secondary dressings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"tel:888-357-3226\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18871\" src=\"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Legacy-AR-MBC-2.jpg\" alt=\"Legacy AR - MBC\" width=\"700\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Common procedure codes (CPT) used while billing for wound care include wound care codes i.e., <strong>97597<\/strong>, <strong>97598<\/strong>, and debridement codes i.e., <strong>11042<\/strong> up to <strong>11047<\/strong>. We referred to local coverage determination (LCD) for wound care as a reference to discuss billing guidelines for wound care in the year 2022.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/common-wound-care-billing-and-coding-scenarios\/\">Common Wound Care Billing and Coding Scenarios<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Billing Guidelines for Wound Care<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Active wound care procedures are performed to remove devitalized and\/or necrotic tissue and promote healing. The provider is required to have direct (one-on-one) patient contact. These procedures have a 0 global period.<br \/>These codes include the use of topical applications, suction, whirlpool wound assessment, and instructions for ongoing care.<\/li>\n<li>Typically bill <strong>CPT 97597<\/strong> and\/or <strong>CPT 97598<\/strong> for recurrent wound debridements when medically reasonable and necessary.<br \/><strong>CPT codes 97597<\/strong> and <strong>97598<\/strong> are used for wet-to-dry dressings, application of medications with enzymes to dissolve dead tissue, whirlpool baths, minor removal of loose fragments with scissors, scraping away tissue with sharp instruments, debridement with pulse lavage, high-pressure irrigation, incision, and drainage.<br \/>These codes involve the dermis and epidermis only.<\/li>\n<li><strong>CPT 97597<\/strong> and\/or <strong>CPT 97598<\/strong> are not limited to any specialty as long as it is performed by a health care professional acting within the scope of his\/her legal authority.<\/li>\n<li><strong>CPT codes 97597<\/strong> and <strong>97598<\/strong> require the presence of devitalized tissue (necrotic cellular material). Secretions of any consistency do not meet this definition.<br \/>The mere removal of secretions (cleansing of a wound) does not represent a debridement service.<\/li>\n<li>Debridement of a wound, performed before the application of topical or local anesthesia is billed with C<strong>PT codes 11042 &#8211; 11047<\/strong>. Wound debridements (<strong>11042-11047<\/strong>) are reported by the depth of tissue that is removed and by the surface area of the wound.<br \/>When performing debridement of a single wound, report depth using the deepest level of tissue removed. In multiple wounds, sum the surface area of those wounds that are at the same depth, but do not combine sums from different depths. See CPT coding guidance for proper use of the coding.<\/li>\n<li>Do not report <strong>11042 -11047<\/strong> in conjunction with <strong>97597-97602<\/strong> for the same wound. <strong>CPT codes 11043, 11046, and 11044, 11047<\/strong> may only be billed in place of service inpatient hospital, outpatient hospital, or ambulatory surgical center (ASC). <strong>CPT codes 11043, 11046, and 11044, 11047<\/strong> are codes that describe deep debridement of the muscle and bone.<\/li>\n<li>The use of <strong>CPT codes 11042-11047<\/strong> is not appropriate for the services like washing bacterial or fungal debris from lesions, paring or cutting of corns or calluses, incision, and drainage of abscess including paronychia, trimming or debridement of nails, avulsion of nail plates, acne surgery, destruction of warts, or burn debridement.<br \/>Providers should report these procedures, when they represent covered, reasonable and necessary services, using the CPT codes that describe the service supplied.<\/li>\n<li>When hydrotherapy (whirlpool) is billed by a physical therapist with <strong>CPT codes 97597 or 97598<\/strong>, the documentation must reflect the clinical reasoning why hydrotherapy was a necessary component of the total wound care treatment for removing devitalized and\/or necrotic tissue.<br \/>The documentation must also reflect that the skill set of a physical therapist was required to perform this service in the given situation.<br \/>Separate billing of the whirlpool (<strong>97022<\/strong>) is not permitted with <strong>97597-97598<\/strong> unless it is provided for a different body part than the wound care treatment body part.<\/li>\n<li>Local infiltration, such as a metatarsal\/digital block or topical anesthesia, is included in the reimbursement for debridement services and is not separately payable.<br \/>Anesthesia administered by or incident to the provider performing the debridement procedure is not separately payable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/?utm_source=mbc-blog\"><strong>Medical Billers and Coders (MBC)<\/strong> <\/a>is a leading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/revenue-management-services.aspx\">revenue cycle company<\/a> providing complete medical billing services. We referred CMS LCD document to discuss billing guidelines for wound care in the year 2022.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18872\" src=\"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Our-Achievements-MBC-2.jpg\" alt=\"Our Achievements - MBC\" width=\"748\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By outsourcing your wound care billing, you don\u2019t have to hire wound care billers and coders for your practice. For more assistance in billing for wound care, email us at: <a href=\"mailto:info@medicalbillersandcoders.com\">info@medicalbillersandcoders.com<\/a> or call us at: <strong><a href=\"tel:888-357-3226\">888-357-3226<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reference: <a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.cms.gov\/medicare-coverage-database\/lcd_attachments\/34587_21\/L34587_GSURG051_BCG.pdf\">Billing and Coding Guidelines for Wound Care<\/a><\/p>\n<p>CPT \u00a9 Copyright 2022 American Medical Association.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Read more Articles on Wound Care Billing:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"animate__animated animate__fadeInDown ba_content\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/article\/wound-care-billing.html\"><strong>Efficient Coding: The Backbone of Wound Care Billing<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/successful-wound-care-billing\/\"><strong>Understanding Financial Markers for Successful Wound Care Billing<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/benchmarking-wound-care-billing-success\/\"><strong>Benchmarking Wound Care Billing Success<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><!--more--><strong>FAQs:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1746607080526\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Q. What is the purpose of wound debridement?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\"><strong>A:<\/strong> Wound debridement aims to remove devitalized or necrotic tissue to promote healing, preparing the wound for further treatment with dressings or skin substitutes.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1746607098527\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Q. Which CPT codes are used for recurrent wound debridements?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\"><strong>A:<\/strong> CPT codes 97597 and 97598 are used for recurrent wound debridements when they are medically necessary, including various methods like wet-to-dry dressings and high-pressure irrigation.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1746607125871\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Q. How should debridement be coded when multiple depths are involved?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\"><strong>A:<\/strong> When multiple wounds are involved, report the depth using the deepest tissue removed and sum the surface areas of wounds at the same depth. Do not combine surface areas from different depths.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1746607135494\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Q. Are there any services that CPT codes 11042-11047 should not be used for?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\"><strong>A:<\/strong> These codes should not be used for services like washing bacterial debris, cutting corns, nail trimming, or burn debridement. They are specific to deeper tissue debridement.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1746607169762\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Q. 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