R495

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INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES
 SKIN AND SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE
                                                                                               Asst   Surg    Anae
    Debridement, excision, fasciotomy, escharotomy, and/or grafting - in Operating Room
# R691 Minor burn................................................................... per unit  75.00
# R692 Moderate burn ............................................................ per unit     87.50
# R693 Major burn................................................................... per unit 100.00
     Payment rules:
     1.R691, R692 and R693 are eligible for payment only when rendered in an Operating Room.
         2.Unit means ¼ hour or major part thereof.
         3.Time units are calculated based on the time spent by the physician in direct contact with the
           patient and commence when the physician is first in attendance with the patient in the
           operating room and end when the physician is no longer in attendance with that patient in the
           operating room.
         4.Only one of R691, R692 or R693 is eligible for payment for the same patient during the same
           encounter.
         5.R083, R084, R085, R086, R087, R088, R091, R092, R093, R495 are not eligible for payment
           in addition to R691, R692 or R693.
         [Commentary:
         See General Preamble GP7 for definitions and time-keeping requirements. As noted on GP7,
         start and stop times must be recorded in the patient's permanent medical record or the service
         is not eligible for payment.]

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Debridement, excision, fasciotomy and flap and/or graft closure - in Operating Room
# R698 Debridement, excision, fasciotomy and flap and/or graft
          closure for necrotizing fasciitis ............................... per unit 6 100.00 10
     Payment rules:
     1.R698 is only eligible for payment when the service is rendered in an Operating Room and the
       patient requires Intensive Care Unit management on the day the surgery takes place.
         2.R698 is not eligible for payment for reconstructive services.
         3.Unit means ¼ hour or major part thereof.
         4.Time units are calculated based on the time spent by the physician in direct contact with the
           patient in the operating room.
         5.R495 is not eligible for payment in addition to R698

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