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Pay Attention to Wound Depth When Coding Debridement Procedures

Published on Tue Oct 27, 2026

Question: A patient presented to the podiatrist with a venous-related ulcer on the left dorsal foot measuring 3 x 2 cm. The ulcer had a fibrinous slough base, which the podiatrist removed along with nonviable dermis with a curette down to bleeding granulation tissue. The documentation also notes that no subcutaneous tissue was removed. Our code system defaulted to 11042, [...]
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