CPT^® 57415, Under Manipulation Procedures on the Vagina

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 57415 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Manipulation Procedures on the Vagina.

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In this procedure, the provider removes a foreign body that is wedged into the vaginal wall while the patient is under anesthesia other than local.

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retained pessary

It is 57415 for removal of the pessary under anesthesia. The pelvic examination would be included. Just like you include an exploratory laparotomy in any more comprehensive procedure done.... [ Read More ]

retained pessary

[b]57415[/b] I was leaning to 57415 since it is not just an exam. I found this posted as a confirming answer on supercoder website (obviously update your diagnosis coding to ICD10): Coding for pess... [ Read More ]

retained pessary

[QUOTE="kls1027, post: 152560, member: 96285"]I have a case where the patient had to have her gelhorn pessary removed under anesthesia because it was 'retained' due to an enterocele. Would I code thi... [ Read More ]

Code for removal of synthetic mesh vagina

Your diagnosis code would not be 996.70. It's eaither 629.31 or 629.32. These were added in 2013. 57295 is most common for this procedure-your approach would be vaginal. You would not use 57415. Witho... [ Read More ]

Code for removal of synthetic mesh vagina

Pt had laparascopic vag hysterectomy with another gyn in another practice. She is consulting with our practice for removal of the mesh in the anterior compartment of the vagina due to contracture of ... [ Read More ]

Removal of Tampon

[b]Removal of tampon[/b] If it was done under anesthesia you would use cpt code 57415, if not done under anesthesia you would use the appropriate E/M code.... [ Read More ]

The dreaded vaginal keloid scar/granuated tissue

It's not really a tumor, but can it be considered a foreign body? 57415?... [ Read More ]

Vaginal Cuff Granulation Tissue

57415 is removal of impacted vaginal foreign body under anesthesia. I don't know if you can consider the sutures impacted but they are foreign bodies... [ Read More ]

Vaginal Cuff Granulation Tissue

Is this a re-opening or done vaginally? What about 57415?... [ Read More ]

Failed Essure

[B]49325 [/B]with removal of intraluminal obstructive material (here it is Essure coil in the lumen of fallopian tube) which is obsructing the lumen of FT- a sort of an obstructing foreign body (thou... [ Read More ]

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