CPT^® 57150, Under Introduction Procedures on the Vagina

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 57150 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Introduction Procedures on the Vagina.

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In this procedure, the provider washes out the vaginal canal and may also instill medication when the patient has a bacterial, fungal, or parasitic disease.

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Cervical packing

[QUOTE="kelhop1@msn.com, post: 509068, member: 717472"] One of our providers seen a patient in the ER for "bleeding after procedure" and did "cervical packing". The patient is 11 days post large excis... [ Read More ]

Blue Dye Test

[QUOTE="Cmama12, post: 468642, member: 248812"] We use an unlisted code with 57150 as a comparable. [/QUOTE] Thank you!... [ Read More ]

Blue Dye Test

[QUOTE="sscott@hogonc.com, post: 467930, member: 230724"] Does anyone have any suggestions for this? Would it be bundled with an office visit if performed in the office? [/QUOTE] We use an unlisted c... [ Read More ]

Gentian Violet Treatment

[b]Location[/b] Just as you would go to the 57000 codes for the application of gentian violet for the vagina (57150), you need to go to the digestive 40000 codes for this. The only code that could b... [ Read More ]

Help with CPT code -hysterosopy with pessary

If the irrigation was done due to an infection or discharge you can use 57150 in addition to the 58558 code.... [ Read More ]

Pessary Insertion

Can 57150, irrigation of vagina, be billed in addition to 57160, insertion of pessary device or is 57150 included in 57160?... [ Read More ]

Pessary Cleaning - What is the best way

I would think it would be okay to bill 57150... [ Read More ]

Pessary Cleaning - When a patient comes

When a patient comes in every 3 months to have their pessary taken out, cleaned and re-inserted do we charge an E&M-usually a # 99213 visit along with #57160.Or is #57160 to be charged for the initial... [ Read More ]

Pessary Change

was the vagina irrigated or was the pessary just cleaned? If the vagina was irrigate, you would use 57150. No e/m code if that is all that was done with no complaints/problems or review of medical ... [ Read More ]

Pessary Check

I know if a patient comes in for a pessary check and it is cleaned and reinserted you bill the appropriate E/M level. My question is if the vagina is also irrigated are you able to also bill cpt code ... [ Read More ]

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