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CPT® 45560, Under Repair Procedures on the Rectum

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 45560 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair Procedures on the Rectum.

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In this procedure, the provider repairs a forward protrusion of the rectum into the vagina. The provider performs this service for a female patient most commonly due to the vaginal delivery of a more than average size baby. 

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57282 with mesh ? 57282 mesh
hi, I am wondering... when 57282 is performed and use of mesh, is the Mesh included in 57282? or is there a code to bill for the mesh? I see 57267 but the note in cpt states that it is only billable w... [ Read More ]
57282 with mesh? 57267? 57267 57282 mesh
hi, I am wondering... when 57282 is performed and use of mesh, is the Mesh included in 57282? or is there a code to bill for the mesh? I see 57267 but the note in cpt states that it is only billable... [ Read More ]
57250 vs 45560
Hello, Could someone help me understand the difference in coding a 57250 vs 45560? ...two Allis clamps were utilized to grasp the hymeneal tags and the posterior wall of the vagina then injected with... [ Read More ]
help please!! - Op report procedure
Op report procedure... Total Vaginal hysterectomy Enterocele repair Bilateral sacral spinous fixation Posterior repair Findings: third degree uterine prolapse with a minimal cystocele, third degree... [ Read More ]
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I am looking at an op report that states... Supracervical hysterectomy Abdominal sacral colpopexy with Pelvitex advantage tension free suburethral sling Posterior repair with repliform graft. The ... [ Read More ]
Rectocele/Enterocele
The documentation of this portion of the operative report would only support an vaginal enterocele repair. In addition, NCCI will not permit you to bill neither a posterior colporraphy (57250) or rep... [ Read More ]
rectocele repair
Can't decide which code- 57250 or 45560- can someone please help me understand what surgery he did exactly? From the descriptions of the surgeries, it sounds like 57250 but I'm not sure... Here's the... [ Read More ]
modifiers
57283 57385 45560 56810 What is the appropriate modifier to use?... [ Read More ]
Transvaginal sling with mesh
No, you should not. 57267 is an add on code and should only be used in conjunction with 45560, 57240-57265, 57285.... [ Read More ]
TAH + Rectocele
[b]Tah[/b] A patient underwent TAH and rectocele repair in our hospital on the same enconter . I Coded TAH (58150) and Rectocele repair (57250). Is it correct, or we have to code 58150 and 45560 for... [ Read More ]
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