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Coding for Dermabond® and its equivalents depends largely on your payer. For Medicare payers, if only tissue adhesive is used to repair a wound, you should report HCPCS code G0168 Wound closure utilizing tissue adhesive(s) only. If Dermabond® or an equivalent is used in addition to other closure methods (e.g., staples), you may report the ...
While Dermabond and similar skin adhesives are popular due to their ease of use and minimal scarring potential, allergic reactions such as itching and rashes can happen. Steri-Strips: These adhesive strips can be a less reactive alternative to Dermabond.
For example, if the physician performs a simple repair of a 5 cm laceration on the upper chest using Dermabond® with sutures, correct coding is 12002 Simple repair of superficial wounds of scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk and/or extremities (including hands and feet); 2.6 cm to 7.5 cm for private payers and Medicare. If the ...
It states sutures and since our facility uses 3M, we do not code dermabond closure. There is a HCPCS code of G0168 (wound closure utilizing tissue adhesive only). There is a HCPCS code of G0168 (wound closure utilizing tissue adhesive only).
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We had a patient come in for a laceration repair. The wound was too jagged to repair with suturing, so the physician used Dermabond. Steri-strips are billed under the appropriate E&M level, but what about the dermabond? Is the dermabond considered a tissue adhesive (eg cyanoacrylate) then indicating we should billed 12001? I appreciate the help!
Dermabond If a Medicare claim use HCPCS G0168 which reports skin closures using adhesives (such as Dermabond). Other third-party payers use the simple repair code to report skin closures using adhesives but some will allow the HCPCS code too.
CPT notes, for example, that if Dermabond is used to close a 3-cm facial laceration that does not require extensive cleansing or removal of particulate matter, the service should be reported using 12013 (simple repair of superficial wounds of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips and/or mucous membranes; 2.6 cm to 5.0 cm).
3. You can report G0168 for Dermabond-only laceration repairs in both the inpatient and outpatient settings 4. If the physician uses sutures or staples with Dermabond to perform a laceration repair, you can report only the layered laceration repair code based on the length and site of the wound, and you should not use G0168. 5.
The repair can consist of sutures, staples, or tissue adhesive (for example, Dermabond), either singly or in combination with each other, or with adhesive strips. Wound closure using adhesive strips as the only repair material should be reported using the appropriate evaluation and management (E/M) code.