Suture removal is generally included in the global surgical package if the removal is done by the physician who performed the surgery. However, the global surgical package excludes services of other physicians and would therefore exclude suture removal in this case. Incidentally, there is a diagnosis code that covers suture removal: V58.3, âAttention to surgical dressings and sutures,â includes change of dressings and removal of sutures.
I've seen the estimate range from 50,000 to 100,000 miles. Go to: http://www.sln.fi.edu/biosci/heart.html and click on vessels. You'll see it stated that there are over 60,000 miles (97,000 kilometers) of blood vessels in a child's body and close to 100,000 miles (161,000 kilometers) in an adult's. The circumference of the earth at the equator is 25,000 miles.
An adult heart is about the size of two intertwined fists. Each day an average heart beats 100,000 times and pumps 2,000 gallons of blood. During a lifetime, the heart will pump 1 million barrels of blood. A heart will beat 2.5 billion times in an 80-year life. The body contains 60,000 miles of blood vessels. Every year since 1900 (with the exception of 1918) heart disease has killed more Americans than any other disease.