tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2006 Issue 7

4 Options Take the Mystery Out Of Suture Removal Coding

Here's why 15850-15851 with modifier 52 is not an option Reporting suture removal procedures is tricky -- especially because you won't find many codes for this service. Follow these basic scenarios that will allow you to claim these services with confidence. Option 1: Honor the -Global- Concept If the same physician who placed the sutures removes them during the global period of the original procedure, you cannot report the removal separately. Example: The patient underwent a laceration repair eight days ago for a 5-cm cut on her scalp. The original procedural code, 12032 (Layer closure of wounds of...

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