2023 Code Changes: Suture Removal

This article introduces code changes that will be effective for services provided on and after January 1, 2023. It also includes a review of how the removal of sutures and staples are reported in 2022 when these services take place outside of a global period/surgical package. The following topics will be discussed: Reporting removal that requires anesthesia −Code changes−When removal is not separately reported−Relative value units (RVUs)Reporting removal when anesthesia is not required −New codes−When removal is not separately reported−Separately reported services−RVUs