Surgical Debridements: Required Documentation & Avoiding Denials

This webinar will focus on the surgical debridement codes including all add on codes.  We will review required documentation, how to support medical necessity and tips to avoid denials. Additionally, we will review situatuations that may trigger Fraud & Abuse allegations and the Medicare Target Probe & Education Program.

There are numerous new diagnosis codes for non-pressure wounds that will be discussed in the webinar. These new codes are very specific in detail and reportable beginning 10/1/25.

Webinar Objectives

• Introduction to new ICD-10-CM Guidelines updates
• Introduction to new diagnosis codes
• Introduction to new procedure codes for hospital inpatient reporting
• New technology reporting
• Areas of significant expansion
• Specificity in non-pressure wounds & injuries
• Update in drug codes

Webinar Agenda

• Review of CPT codes describing surgical debridement
• Required documentation
• Supporting medical necessity
• Avoiding denials
• Potential fraud & abuse
• ICD-10-CM updates for non-pressure wounds
• Indications for sharp surgical debridement

Webinar Highlights

• Review of CPT codes describing surgical debridement
• Review of Required documentation
• Review guidelines Supporting medical necessity
• How to Avoid denials in surgical debridement billing
• Potential fraud & abuse
• ICD-10-CM updates for non-pressure wounds

Who Should Attend

• Chargemaster Maintenance Staff
• Physicians
• Practice managers
• Medical assistants
• Nurses
• Compliance staff
• Billers
• Coders
• Revenue Cycle
• Risk Management
• Charge entry staff