CPT Knowledgebase - May 1, 2023

A patient had a 3-cm biopsy-proven, atypical, pigmented nevus removed from her shoulder. Because of the tension across the wound, the physician decided to leave the sutures in for 14 days. The lesion-removal code reported (ie, 11403) has a 10-day global period. When the patient returns on day 14 for wound assessment and removal of the sutures, would the physician report an E/M services code and suture removal code 15853?

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