Destruction Procedures on the Vagina CPT® Code range 57061- 57065

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code range for Surgical Procedures on the Vagina 57061-57065 is a medical code set maintained by the American Medical Association.

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CPT® Code Range 57061- 57065
Destruction Procedures on the Vagina
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Laser ablation is a way of destroying the lesions. So you would be coding for destruction of vaginal lesion(s) 57061-57065 or destruction of vulvar lesion(s) 56501-56515.... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="SharonCollachi, post: 475866, member: 654943"] 46910 Destruction of lesion(s), anus (eg, condyloma, papilloma, molluscum contagiosum, herpetic vesicle), simple; electrodesiccation ADDITIONAL... [ Read More ]
46910 Destruction of lesion(s), anus (eg, condyloma, papilloma, molluscum contagiosum, herpetic vesicle), simple; electrodesiccation ADDITIONAL GUIDELINE: [U]For destruction of lesion(s) in specifi... [ Read More ]
In the CPT book under the header for destruction it states: for destruction of lesions in specific anatomical sites see 40820, 46900-4617, 46924, [B]54050[/B]-54057, 54065, 56501, 56515, 57061, 57065,... [ Read More ]
[b]Removal of vaginal lesions[/b] Doctor has been using code 57061 and 57065 for destruction of lesions. Also using code 57065 x13. Was told this was incorrect. My question to you is there any othe... [ Read More ]
For penile lesions try looking at 54050-54060. For vaginal it will depend on exactly where the lesions are you can look at 56501 - 56515, 57061-57065. Hope you find what you are looking for.... [ Read More ]
I beg to disagree with the 17250 which belong to the integumentary system an di would suggest this hymen does not belong to the integumentary system. Also the diagnosis code of 701 belongs to the Ski... [ Read More ]
Based on CPT's definitions, if the ob-gyn destroys the lesion (for eg, by applying trichloroacetic acid (TCA) you should use the specific system codes-57501-56515, 57061—57065. Report both the destr... [ Read More ]
[b]trichloroacetic acid for application GYN[/b] Trichloracetic acid is chemical therapy for local application for destroying the lesions. The codes are the 56501-56515- or 57061-57065 depending on ... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="AnnetteH, post: 156160, member: 16984"]I am confused as we have an email through the AAPC forum from Melanie Witt regarding this. We use TCA which is trichloracetic acid to treat veneral warts... [ Read More ]