A patient came in and had a sebaceous cyst removed from their back and sutures were placed. We charged 11402. 9 days after this the patient presented and the wound had reopened. (she had had the sutures removed the day prior) The physician re-sutured the 5cm wound and did a layered closure. How should this be coded? Its still in the global period for the 11402. I looked at 12020 but that is for simple closure. 13160 doesn't seem quite right either but maybe it is? Also considered just using the regular repair code(12032) with a modifier. Any help is greatly appreciated
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Amber Honkomp AAS, CPC
Regional Medical Center Manchester, Iowa
Reopening of Wound/Seb Cyst Removal
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