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Document Wound Care Billing Information

The Wound Care panel on the PT Finalize template is where you document billing information for wound and/or incision care performed along with other service items for testing and supplies. The Other Testing section enables you do document billing information for items such as conduction testing, range of motion testing, biofeedback training and prosthetic training. The Supplies section enables you to document billing for the use of rehabilitative durable equipment such as air pressurized beds, specialized wound dressings and specialized hospital beds.
Wound Care

  1. Open the PT Finalize template and navigate to the Wound Care panel.
  2. Click the appropriate field in the desired section and select from the Service Item Master list that appears.
    The service item description and its CPT code appear in the corresponding fields.
  3. Click the first available Modifier field and select the modifier from the picklist.
    Up to three modifiers can be entered.
  4. To enter a modifier code that is not listed, select the top blank line and type the desired value.
  5. Click the corresponding Units field to enter the number of billing units using the numeric keypad.
  6. To add a diagnosis code to the service item:
    1. Highlight the appropriate assessment in the Encounter Diagnoses grid.
    2. Click in the corresponding Dx code field.
    The Dx code field displays the assessment ICD code.