How do we report the repair of intermediate and complex wounds after the removal of

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How are simple and complex wound repairs reported if performed in the same operative session (2009)
How are the repair of wounds measured? (2009)
Please provide clarification of skin lesion lengths on Excision codes (11400-11446 and 11600-11646). (2006)
A patient presents with a 4.0-cm laceration on the right side of the face (2024)
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When a lesion is excised and an adjacent tissue transfer is performed (codes 14000-14300) on (2006)
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