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Reader Question:

TAH and Abdominoplasty Coding

Published on Thu Feb 01, 2001

Question: A patient had a total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) and an abdominoplasty. In total, the procedures took approximately 4 hours to perform. Insurance has agreed to pay for both procedures. What are the best codes to use?

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Answer: Bill the hysterectomy with 58150 (total abdominal hysterectomy [corpus and cervix], with or without removal of tube[s], with or without removal of ovary[s]) along with your time units. Also, you might want to include modifier -51 (multiple procedures) and in the forms remarks box state that two procedures were performed.


Answers to You Be the Coder and Reader Questions are provided by Gina Graham, CPC, an anesthesia coding specialist with Medac Inc., a billing service in Hepzibah, Ga., that specializes in anesthesiology.
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