Tip: Find mastectomy scar revision in wound repair Question: Our surgeon performed a scar revision on the site of a previous mastectomy. The procedure involved excising a 16.5 cm curved scar before performing a layered closure. How should we code this? Answer: You should use complex wound repair codes for the scar revision procedure that you describe. [...] Related articles:

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