When a skin graft (called a "free flap graft") is disconnected from the vascular and nervous supply, this is coded using the root operation of?

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Marcos Ayala

31 August, 11:41

When a skin graft (called a "free flap graft") is disconnected from the vascular and nervous supply, this is coded using the root operation of?

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Rex Carter · Answer 1

The answer would be the replacement

Replacement in ICD-10 can be defined as putting a material (biological or synthetic) that takes the place or function of a portion of a body part.

A skin graft is collected from a part of the body to cover another part that needs the skin so it should be a replacement operation.

Other examples would be bone graft, valve replacement, or total knee replacement.