PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSES: Open wound of right lower lid, status
post Mohs excision, right lateral canthal laxity, defect of
right cheek, right forearm mass, right wrist mass.
POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSES: Open wound of right lower lid, status
post Mohs excision, right lateral canthal laxity, defect of
right cheek, right forearm mass, right wrist mass.
PROCEDURES PERFORMED:
1. Flap closure of right lower eyelid and cheek.
2. Right lateral canthoplasty.
3. Right orbicularis oculi muscle flap.
4. Complex closure of right lower lid, 1.5 cm.
5. Recreation of right lateral lid canthus with adjacent
tissue transfer of 1.5 cm2.
6. Excision of right forearm mass, 1.2 cm superficial.
7. Flap closure of right forearm.
8. Excision of right wrist mass, 1 cm deep.
9. Intermediate closure of right wrist.
10. Right supratrochlear, right supraorbital and right
Closure codes
Please help with the following: Do you code for the complex closure of the lower lid if a flap closure is performed as well?