CPT^® 57283, Under Repair Procedures on the Vagina

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 57283 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair Procedures on the Vagina.

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The provider pulls up the vaginal vault that is prolapsing using a vaginal approach and attaches it to a ligament inside the peritoneal lining.

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Op note documentation of 57250 and 57283

I would report both codes as a posterior repair was performed, 57250, as well as an intraperitoneal vaginal suspension, 57283, each using levator muscles and the latter also including the enterocele r... [ Read More ]

Op note documentation of 57250 and 57283

57250 is for the repair of a rectocele or posterior vaginal repair. 57283 is for an intraperitoneal vaginal colpopexy (suspension for a vaginal prolapse)... [ Read More ]

Op note documentation of 57250 and 57283

Hi, my question(s) with regard to the below note is primarily with regard to the highlighted section. The doctor is billing both 57250 and 57283, which don't bundle; I understand they can both be bi... [ Read More ]

Colpocleisis with McCall culdoplasty

I was not sure if you can bill both together. I got 57120 and 57283? PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Vaginal vault prolapse, enterocele attenuation of the perineal body and vaginal wall erosion secondary to... [ Read More ]

laparoscopic robotic uterosacral ligament fixation - Need help coding this procedure.

Have you looked at 57425 - laparoscopic colpopexy as an option? From your description, this would be the laparoscopic equivalent to open/vag approach 57283. If you do use the unlisted code 58999, yo... [ Read More ]

laparoscopic robotic uterosacral ligament fixation - Need help coding this procedure.

Need help on a procedure - laparoscopic robotic uterosacral ligament fixation involving suspending the vaginal apex from shortened, plicated uterosacral ligaments in a manner analogous to the vaginal... [ Read More ]

laparoscopic robotic uterosacral ligament fixation - Need help coding this procedure.

Vaginal Vault reconstruction after tumor removal

Help please not sure which CPT i should use. Is this a colpopexy CPT 57283 or 57282? It wasn't done for prolapse? I've never had this before. Should i use unlisted code 59899? Op note follows. Any hel... [ Read More ]

Enterocele repair

I am wondering, if anyone knows if the enterocele repair that is involved in 58270 is the same as code 57283 (McCall Culdoplasty)? I have a provider that coded 58270, but specifically states in the o... [ Read More ]

coder

I'm new coder in OB-Gyn. I don't have much experience in this area. How can I bill these cpts 58552, 57283, and 57260. These need any MOD 51 ? Thanks... [ Read More ]

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