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mitchellde
True Blue
Yes follow up for non injury would be the z code for suture removal.
SuFra21
Contributor
suture removal
What about if a patient is coming in to the office for suture removal that was done at the ER. Would this also use the Z follow up code or do you code the laceration? Help!
thanks!
Sue
What about if a patient is coming in to the office for suture removal that was done at the ER. Would this also use the Z follow up code or do you code the laceration? Help!
thanks!
Sue
mitchellde
True Blue
The guidelines state that aftercare fir injury will not be coded with aftercare Z codes. So for suture removal for a repaired laceration you use the laceration code with the D for the 7th character
SuFra21
Contributor
Thank you for your help!!