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Jun 10th, 2011 - Duggan
wound coding -97597 + 29580
On another coding website, there was a recommendation not to bill separately for 97597 debridement and 29580 Unna boot. Seems to me that sharply debriding a wound is a different service than removing an old and applying a new Unna boot, and could be billed with a -59 modifier? Thoughts?
Jun 10th, 2011 -
re: wound coding -97597 + 29580
Yes, we can bill both the service with 59 modifier to 29580.