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Vaginal Septum Excision

Published on Sun Nov 01, 1998

Question: What is the procedural code that would be used for an excision of a longitudinal vaginal septum? The postoperative diagnosis was double uterus and cervix and obstructed right vagina.

Debra Pike, MD
Roaring Spring, PA

Answer: This surgical procedure was performed for problems associated with the management of congenital anomalies of the genital organs. The diagnosis code is 752.2, (Doubling of the Uterus which includes cervix and vagina), and the surgical procedure code is 57130 (Excision of Vaginal Septum).
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