C Section Staple Removal

Your healthcare provider will slide the tool under each staple squeeze the handle and gently pull the staple out.

C section staple removal. Unlike office staple removers this tool folds the staple down in the middle bringing the edges of the staple up and out of your skin. Ask when you should return to get your staples removed. Slide the lower part of a staple extractor tool underneath the outermost staple on either side of the stapled area.

The staple remover used works differently than one you would have on your desk at home. The code also includes surgical staple removal. This video will demonstrate the steps on how to properly remove surgical staples on a patient who has.

This will help keep your wound closed. How to remove surgical tape after a c section after a c section the incision will be closed and held into place with surgical tape. Wiggle the staple gently side to side until it comes out of the skin.

This tape is intended for use on the skin and features an strong. It is a billable code. A medical staple remover will be used to take out your staples.

What to expect from c section staple removal preparation for staple removal. The 2020 edition of icd 10 cm z48 02 became effective on october 1 2019. As your doctor or other practitioner begins to remove the staples from one end of your c section incision she will take the special tool and slip it just under the middle of the staple.

Just like when preparing for any medical procedure a staple removal will require your. How to remove surgical staples after surgery nursing. Next in suture removal cpt codes icd 9 icd 10 codes is reviewing suture removal icd 9 codes.