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CPT® 56625, Under Excision Procedures on the Vulva, Perineum and Introitus

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 56625 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision Procedures on the Vulva, Perineum and Introitus.

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A simple vulvectomy represents a surgical procedure to remove all or part of the vulva for benign or premalignant conditions of the vulva that are extensive or numerous and their removal cannot be accomplished by local excision of a discrete lesion.

 

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Vulvectomy vs debridement
The surgeon put, procedure Debridement of Fournier's gangrene. I know that normally that would send me to cpt code 11004. My op note is more detailed than just debridement which gets me to look at c... [ Read More ]
CPT Coding for GYN/Onc - Vulvectomy/WLE/Complex Repair
Without seeing the actual Op Report it is hard to give a completely accurate answer to the question. First, the closure (13132) is inclusive when a surgical procedure (56620) is performed. The surge... [ Read More ]
what contstitutes a vulvectomy?
Does the doctor need to take the clitoris in order to use CPT codes 56620 or 56625? Some of us think yes while others think not. Any other opions are greatly appreciated. Below is the Lay Description.... [ Read More ]
what constitutes a vulvectomy?
Does the doctor need to take the clitoris in order to use CPT codes 56620 or 56625? Some of us think yes while others think not. Any other opions are greatly appreciated. Below is the Lay Description.... [ Read More ]
new coder needs help with CPT - Any help
Hi May I asked of the DX? this might help guide your CPT choices, each of the 56620-56640 codes include removal of premalignant or malignant lesions. 56620- is one side and may include removal of ... [ Read More ]
Labiaplasty question
We have a pt that is having a reconstructive labiaplasty due to a disease that caused a chronic deformity of her labia. CPT 56625 mentions that the physician removes part or all of the vulva to tre... [ Read More ]
Code for Labia reduction?
I believe this is called a labiaplasty and it would depend if it is a partial or complete. The code that ACOG recommends for labiaplasty is 56620 (vulvectomy,simple;partial or Complete labiaplasty is... [ Read More ]
labioplasty
This is from an April 2007 post to AAPC forum. I think it still applies here. ACOG Recommendation for Labioplasty -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... [ Read More ]
Labiaplasty???
[b]ACOG Recommendation for Labioplasty[/b] Recently, we queried ACOG to see what CPT code they recommend for labioplasty and here is their response: This is in response to your email of October 27, ... [ Read More ]
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