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Wiki Excision of redundant skin post above knee amputation

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Patient had previous right above knee amputation. Now has redundant skin that irritates with his prosthesis. Dictation reads: After anesthetizing with 0.25% Marcaine incision was made excising this redundant skin vertically. After assuring that this was undermined and redundant skin was adequately removed deep tissues were closed with running 2-0 Vicryl. Skin edges were closed with interrupted 4-0 nylon vertical mattress sutures.
 
The surgeon is not doing a reamputation or removal of scar tissue. Sounds like the debridement codes to me.

Any other opinions?
 
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