CASE 2 CHIEF COMPLAINT: The patient is a 42-year-old female with infected right axillary hidradenitis. (The diagnosis to report, and location of the hidradenitis.) PROCEDURE NOTE: With the patient in supine position and under general anesthesia, the right axilla was prepped and draped in the usual sterile fashion. A skin incision was made in the axilla to excise most of the hidradenitis tracts. The incision was carried down through the subcutaneous tissue. The underlying subcutaneous tissue was excised. (The excision went to the subcutaneous tissue.) Bleeding points were controlled by means of electrocautery. The subcutaneous tissues were closed in intermediate layers (The repair was intermediate.) with a suture of 2-0 Vicryl. The skin edges were stapled together, and a dry sterile dressing was applied. The patient tolerated the procedure well. What are the CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes reported?
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