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Wiki Suture removal

oskolkoff

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I am just wanting to check that I have the correct use of cpts for suture removal.

If a patient comes into the clinic for a wound repair of the finger (cpt 12001) and then returns to the same clinic for removal of the sutures, the patient is now billed with E/M.

If a patient comes into the clinic for an excision of a benign lesion on trunk 2 cm (cpt 11402) and then returns to the same clinic for removal of the sutures during the global period, the patient is billed 99024 with a zero charge.

Are these two examples correct?

Thanks for the help, Jennifer
 
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