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Skin Replacement Surgery: 15120, 15121
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autograft or autologous graft
A skin graft is a type of medical procedure in which skin is transplanted. It can be used to treat very large wounds or extensive burns. It can also be used to treat areas that have been infected and in which some skin has been lost. In addition, some surgeries require the removal of large areas of skin; skin grafts can be used to replace the skin that was removed. A partial-thickness graft involves the removal of just a layer of healthy skin to be placed on the grafting site. Full-thickness grafts involve cutting away an area of skin from a healthy section, to be placed at the graft site. There is a higher risk that this kind of graft will be rejected, but it is less painful and heals more quickly.
A strawberry nevus is a benign organism, and so can be coded as a removal. The code number used could be 15120 or 15121.
split-thickness skin graftbreast reconstruction
The correct CPT code for split-thickness autograft is determined by anatomic site and body surface area of the recipient. 15100 would be coded for the application of a graft to the trunk, arms, legs; affecting 100 sq cm or less body area in a patient older than 10 years of age, 15120 would be applicable for split-thickness graft to the face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, hands, feet, and/or multiple digits; covering 100 sq cm or less in patient 10 years or older. If properly documented by the physician, a code may be reported in addition to the skin graft code describing surgical preparation of the recipient wound site, 15002 or 15004 depending on the anatomic site, or possibly a wound debridement code ranging 11000 - 11047 depending on the type of wound and depth of tissue removed.
Some people refer to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree burns, some are refered to as partial thickness and full thickness burns. Partial thickness refers to those of the 1st and 2nd degree, they do not require skin grafts. 3rd degree, full thickness burns require a skin graft.
Skin Graft Records was created in 1991.
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