Ob-Gyn Coding Alert
Code This Hysterectomy, TVT, and Cystoscopy Scenario
Question: South Carolina Subscriber Answer: For the TVT, you should report 57288 (Sling operation for stress incontinence [e.g., fascia or synthetic]). Remember, a sling is a sling is a sling, and this was not a two sling procedure. You should bundle the cystoscopy into this sling procedure. Finally, you can report S2900 (Surgical techniques requiring use of robotic surgical system [list separately in addition to code for primary procedure]) for the use of the Da Vinci robot, but you won't find any reimbursement attached to this code. No one will pay the surgeon extra for using the robot.
Ob-Gyn Coding Alert
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Code This Hysterectomy, TVT, and Cystoscopy Scenario
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