CPT^® 57020, Under Incision Procedures on the Vagina

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 57020 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Incision Procedures on the Vagina.

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The provider aspirates peritoneal fluid from the vaginal vault using a spinal needle in a procedure referred to as colpocentesis or culdocentesis.

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