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CPT® 57282, Under Repair Procedures on the Vagina

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 57282 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair Procedures on the Vagina.

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The surgeon in this procedure performs a colpopexy, which is the suspension of the vaginal apex via a vaginal approach using the extraperitoneal technique. This procedure, also known as vault repair, is performed with suspension of the vaginal apex by attaching it to the sacrospinous or iliococcygeus ligaments.

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Billing out 57282 Colpopexy Extrapritoneal Approach and 57250 Repair rectocele can these 2 codes be billed together
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Colpopexy, Colporrhaphy
Not my exact area of expertise, since this is typically done by urogyn around here, but to me, it looks like 57260 & 57282 are correct. There is no CCI edit. To try to help, I noted [COLOR=rgb(184, ... [ Read More ]
Colpopexy, Colporrhaphy
[QUOTE="natashalage, post: 477653, member: 433929"] Hello Fellow Coders, I am new to OB/GYN and got very puzzled by this short Op note: trying to understand what was done to match CPT available. I wil... [ Read More ]
Colpopexy, Colporrhaphy
Hello Fellow Coders, I am new to OB/GYN and got very puzzled by this short Op note: trying to understand what was done to match CPT available. I will greatly appreciate your help! MD provided codes 5... [ Read More ]
UROGYN question
The patient was originally seen 3 days earlier for a vaginal vault suspension intra-peritoneal approach. During the post op appointment the patient complained of right leg numbness and pain. She was t... [ Read More ]
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