title: Can physicians use selective debridement codes, 97597 and 97598, to bill Medicare?
authors.affiliation: Kathleen D. Schaum & Associates, Inc, Lake Worth, Florida, USA. kathleendschaum@bellsouth.net
authors.forename: Kathleen D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Schaum
mesh_terms: D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000191:economics; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D039702:Current Procedural Terminology; D003646:Debridement / Q000145:classification / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010820:Physicians / Q000191:economics*; D011032:Podiatry / Q000191:economics; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States