AMA CPT® Assistant - 2006 Issue 8 (August)
Use of Intermediate and Complex Repairs (August 2006)
August 2006 pages 1-3 Use of Intermediate and Complex Repairs The use of layered closures and other advanced surgical techniques in cutaneous surgery has long been established as an effective way to reduce tension across the closure line, eliminate dead space, and provide tensile strength to the wound during the postoperative period. The following draft is intended to clarify appropriate coding for intermediate and complex repairs. The CPT descriptor for an intermediate repair states: "Intermediate repair includes the repair of wounds that, in addition to the above (referring to simple closure), require layered closure of one or more of...
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