CPT^® 13133, Under Repair-Complex Procedures on the Integumentary System

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 13133 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair-Complex Procedures on the Integumentary System.

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The provider repairs a wound of the cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, axillae, genitalia, hands, and/or feet, which may require scar revision, debridement extensive undermining of tissues, and stents or retention sutures in addition to a layered closure. Report this code for each additional 5 cm or less over and above the initial repair.

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