AMA CPT® Assistant - 2014 Issue 10 (October)

Surgery: Integumentary System (Q&A) (October 2014)

October 2014 page 14b Surgery: Integumentary System Question: Is CPT code assignment for wound repair based on the initial size of the wound or on the final size of the wound after it has been repaired? Answer: Reporting should be based upon the final size of the wound. Under "Repair (Closure)," the first instruction for coding is to report the size of the repaired wound. It is important to note that depending on the type of repair performed, some wounds will have a final defect size that is greater than the original defect size. CPT code assignment should...

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