Distinguish LEEP Procedures : You Be the Coder - AAPC
Apr 15, 2020 · Question: Our surgeon performed a colposcopy and used a loop electrocautery excision of cervical tissue. How should I code this? New Mexico Subscriber Answer: You don’t provide quite …
3 Tips Help Focus When and How to Report Bleeding Control ...
Dec 20, 2023 · Electrocautery: Use of high frequency electrical current, either monopolar or bipolar, to cauterize tissue. Hemostasis: Control of bleeding, such as from incisions and suture lines. Infrared …
Look Into LEEP Options : READER QUESTIONS - AAPC
Aug 13, 2007 · Answer: Code 57522 (Conization of cervix, with or without fulguration, with or without dilation and curettage, with or without repair; loop electrode excision) represents the loop …
Do You Know How to Report What Ob-Gyn Did in Addition to ... - AAPC
Dec 11, 2023 · What is vital is capturing what your ob-gyn did in addition to the colposcope — biopsy, endocervical curettage, or loop electrocautery excision procedure (LEEP). These three colposcopy …
End the Confusion on This Endopyelotomy Case : Reader Questions
May 13, 2024 · Both code descriptors sound like they could apply to this scenario. Florida Subscriber Answer: Because your urologist performed the complete procedure via ureteroscopy, you should …
5 Questions Clarify What Tubal Ligation Codes To Use When - AAPC
Sep 19, 2016 · When your ob-gyn performs this directly after delivery, apply this modifier. Tubal ligations can be tricky, but you can combat your confusion by focusing on the following aspects of the …
Wiki - CPT Help-Re:Wound Cautherization - AAPC
Oct 8, 2008 · Yes, Agree with 12001 .As per description of procedure 12001 (A simple, one-layer closure using sutures, staples, or tissue adhesive is performed. Alternatively, chemical cautery or …
CPT® Code 57510 - Excision Procedures on the Cervix Uteri - AAPC
The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT ®) code 57510 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision Procedures on the Cervix Uteri.
Chemical cauterization | Medical Billing and Coding Forum - AAPC
Oct 21, 2020 · Depending on the complexity of the procedure, either code 57061, Destruction of vaginal lesion (s); simple (eg, laser surgery, electrosurgery, cryosurgery, chemosurgery), or 57065, …
CPT® Code 11740 - Surgical Procedures on the Nails - AAPC
The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT ®) code 11740 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Surgical Procedures on the Nails.