Tonyj
True Blue
I'm drawing a blank. Can you bill for staple removal if you're not the physician who inserted it and what's the CPT code for staple removal?
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Wiki Staple Removal - what's the CPT code
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mitchellde
True Blue
yes you can, the ICD-9 is V58.32 The CPT depends on if you are in the global. Laceration repairs no long have a global so you would use an E&M. If you are in the surgical global the you use the surgery code with a 55 modifier.
Tonyj
True Blue
Much thanks