Inside the Coding Agent: Concurrent ICD-10 and CPT Capture While You Chart

Coding after the visit is where wound care revenue leaks. Debridement depths get downgraded, skin substitute application codes get missed, and add-on CPTs for additional wounds never make it onto the claim. WoundScribe's coding agent runs concurrently with the note.

What concurrent coding means

As the AI scribe for wound care drafts the SOAP note, the coding agent reads the same clinical evidence and proposes:

• ICD-10 diagnoses tied to wound etiology, laterality, and severity.
• CPT procedures including debridement depth, wound size thresholds, and application codes.
• Add-on codes for each additional wound or additional 20 cm² of surface area.
• Modifiers where laterality or distinct procedural service applies.

Why it changes the claim

Depth and area are captured from the imaging agent, not re-typed from memory. That means the CPT proposed matches the documentation supporting it — the same evidence a Medicare auditor would look for. Denials for insufficient documentation drop because the note, the measurement, and the code all originate from the same encounter.

Clinician stays in control

Every proposed code is reviewable before sign-off. The agent surfaces the source sentence and measurement backing each suggestion, so accepting a code is a one-tap confirmation, not a leap of faith. See the full walkthrough in the coding agent deep dive and the companion piece on capturing every wound care CPT code.