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65220 is wrong. sutures are not a foreign body.
65220
The first number of the code is the number carbon donated but the diamine copolymer.The second number of the code is the number carbon donated but the diacid copolymer.Types of nylon with different code have of course different physical properties.
The answer for a simple removal of suture performed by nurse is 99211
Look under the HCPCS codes
If a patient comes in with sutures to be removed and they were put in at another facility by a different provider what cpt code should be used in this instance. If the sutures were placed at our emergency room and they come to one of the sattelite clinics to be removed can we charge for this and what cpt code would we use?
According to Codapedia,the modifiers for post operative procedures are 24, 58, 78, and 79.æ There are many different code modifiers depending on who is taking them out and when.
cpt 12011
Nylon 66's were made from 59 to 89 but you can tell the month/year by looking up the date code on the Remington Society of America here: http://remingtonsociety.com/rsa/questions/barrelcodes
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"Umbilicoplasty" is a broad term and not universally recognized. Could mean simple sutures; could mean lipectomy; could mean duct tape.
Which plastic code is used depends on what plastic is used. Toothbrush handles are either polypropylene (code 5) or HDPE (code 2). However, the bristles are usually made of something else, e.g. nylon, so there is no appropriate code. Codes are used on items which can be recycled and you can't do that with mixed materials.