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Can the wound care codes (97601 and 97602) be billed for each wound?

April 26, 2017WOUND

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Can the wound care codes (97601 and 97602) be billed for each wound?

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Currently, the wound care codes are defined per session. Therefore, they can only be billed once per session however, more than one session could be required on a particular date of service. Documentation should support the need for intervention more than once per day.