Roger was in an altercation with his neighbor and he has 3 wounds. The first is a 15.5cm wound on the face that required a single layer closure, the second is a 25.5cm laceration of the left forearm that required a layered closure of the subcutaneous tissue, and the third laceration is a 10cm wound on the right external ear that required a layered closure. Select the appropriate CPT and ICD-10-CM codes.

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The correct coding involves selecting the appropriate CPT codes for the types of wound closures (simple, intermediate, complex) and adding modifiers for multiple procedures. The ICD-10-CM codes specify the locations and nature of the injuries.

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