However, since the patient may be required to pay a co-pay, the decision to bill Medicare patients for suture removal depends upon your group's philosophy. (Remember, for payers adhering to CPT coding principles, suture removal is included in the surgical package as typical uncomplicated post-op care).
Mercury is the Roman name for the Greek god Hermes, who is the messenger of the Gods. A messenger needs to be fast, and as Mercury orbits the Sun in just 88 days (The fastes â¦ t in the solar system), and as it was a God, it must be a messenger. So they named the planet Mercury.
Word History Like a few other elements, mercury has a chemical symbol, Hg, that bears no resemblance to its name. This is because Hg is an abbreviation of the Latin name of the element, which was hydrargium.