Wiki laparotomy

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If a surgeon places retention sutures when closing a laparotomy incision, does this change the coding to complex wound closure?
 
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Closure is Global to the Surgery

No ... closure of a the surgical wound is included in the surgery. The onlly exception is for removal of skin lesions that require MORE than a simple closure.

Hope that helps.

F Tessa Bartels, CPC, CEMC
 
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