Kathleen Schaum, D. MS
Just when the coding for cellular and/or tissue- based products (CTPs) for skin wounds (outdated term, “skin substitutes”), had stabilized, the CMS began to inconsistently award different Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes to new CPTs. This inconsistency has caused physicians and other qualified healthcare professionals (QHPs), hospital-wined outpatient wound/ulcer management provider-based departments (PBDs), coders, balers, and Charge Description Master directors to submit many questions to this author. Therefore, this article will answer the most frequently asked questions, which should address some of the coding confusion surrounding the application of CTPs … read more