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CPT® 59120, Under Excision Procedures for Maternity Care and Delivery

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 59120 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision Procedures for Maternity Care and Delivery.

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The provider removes the fallopian tube or ovary, or both, to treat an ectopic pregnancy. There may be a large fetus imbedded around the ovary or in the fallopian tube or an ectopic pregnancy may have already ruptured the fallopian tube. In either circumstance, the provider determines that he must remove the fallopian tube or ovary or both. The provider performs this procedure abdominally or vaginally.

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Removal of Fallopian tube
[QUOTE="csperoni, post: 465645, member: 164618"] 1) 58700 performed for ectopic is incorrect. Correct code should be 59120 [Surgical treatment of ectopic pregnancy; tubal or ovarian, requiring salpin... [ Read More ]
Removal of Fallopian tube
1) 58700 performed for ectopic is incorrect. Correct code should be 59120 [Surgical treatment of ectopic pregnancy; tubal or ovarian, requiring salpingectomy and/or oophorectomy, abdominal or vaginal... [ Read More ]
OB coding
59120-lt 58720-rt 49322... [ Read More ]
Help with op report - Can someone please help
Can someone please help me with this op report. Thanks PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Missed abortion versus ectopic pregnancy. POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Right ectopic pregnancy. OPERATIONS: 1. Dilatatio... [ Read More ]
Please help with cpts - No sure about
Along with 59120, I would suggest to report 57500- for endo-cervical lesion removal, and 57800 -59. Though there is no curettage detailed in this code 57800, when [B]endocervix is dilated, the endoce... [ Read More ]
Please help with cpts - No sure about
No sure about CPTs. Looking at 59120, but unsure about D & C, and removal of polyp. Dx: ruptured left ectopic pregnancy, endocervical polyp procedure: examination under anesthesia, removal of endoc... [ Read More ]
Suction D&C for Ectopic Pregnancy
Treatment of ectopic depends on the approach.......look at 59120, 59121, 59150, 59151... [ Read More ]
Help - salpingo oophorectomy
Iagree with angela. If this is for an eptopic it and an adominal(lapartomy) approach it would be 59120 but not for an eptopic it wouldbe the 58940.... [ Read More ]
Help - salpingo oophorectomy
To code correctly, you need to know why they are doing exploration and what the findings were that led to the removal of the ovaries and tubes. 59120 is for treatment of ectopic pregnancy so unless e... [ Read More ]
Help - salpingo oophorectomy
I have two questions. How would you code these statements on a fee ticket. 1) exploratory laparotomy with right salpingo oophorectomy 2) exploratory laparotomy left & right oophorectomy still n... [ Read More ]
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