CPT Knowledgebase - Aug 29, 2016

According to the definition published in the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set, complex repair includes the repair of wounds requiring more than layered closure, viz scar revision, debridement, extensive undermining, stents or retention stents. Given this definition, does trimming of the skin margins with a scalpel or scissors (ie, de-bevel the wound) performed with a layered closure support reporting a complex repair?

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