A patient appears at an outpatient medical facility with extensive lacerations. Simple repair of wounds measuring 2.5, 4.6, and 3.5 cm on the hands, along with complex repair of a 1.5-cm wound on the nose and intermediate repair of wounds measuring 7.3 and 4.6 cm on the scalp, are performed. List the code(s) required for the repairs.
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