The CPT section on Excision and Debridement has been revised to refer only to Debridement. All wound debridements are now reported by depth of tissue removed and by surface area of the wound. If debridement of a single wound is required, the deepest level of tissue removed is used to report the service.
Released Monday, the 2013 World Happiness Report ranks the happiest countries around the globe, with Denmark, Norway and Switzerland leading the pack.
Southeast states had the highest rate of currently depressed adults, with Mississippi leading the way at 14.8 percent. West Virginia, Alabama, Oklahoma and Arkansas also had significantly higher rates than the other states that participated. The colder states fared better on happiness, with North Dakota at the top of the list of least depressed states at 4.8 percent, followed by Minnesota, Alaska, Iowa and Colorado. Not all states participated in both years of the survey, and five states did not participate at all.