CPT^® 59160, Under Excision Procedures for Maternity Care and Delivery

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 59160 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 scrapes the endometrial lining of the uterus following childbirth. The provider performs this procedure using a vaginal approach.

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stillborn delivery at 20 5/7 weeks

[QUOTE="sknapp56, post: 292425, member: 35809"] For a patient who had a fetal demise at 20 5/7 weeks due to fetal abnormalities and oligiohydraminos Cytotec was used for induction and still born fetus... [ Read More ]

Bakri Balloon

Hello and Thank you, Ahgusman for your response :) I am new to OBGYN, I am learning every day .. I would like to say/my opinion that: 1. you can use -78 since pt was sent to OR for a procedure 2. it'... [ Read More ]

Bakri Balloon

Hello, Looking for assistance in coding suction D&C for retained placenta and then return to OR about two hours later for continued bleeding. On return to OR suction D&C done again and Bakri Balloon ... [ Read More ]

Delivery with delivery of placenta in OR

[QUOTE="ccallycat, post: 505201, member: 381438"] Nope, that doesnt qualify 22. So the patient had vaginal delivery, but then had to go to OR for delivery of placenta. To me it seems like the placen... [ Read More ]

Delivery with delivery of placenta in OR

[QUOTE="mllivers, post: 505196, member: 497121"] Could I put modifier 22 with the 59400? [/QUOTE] So all of the answers are valid, but the point is we really need more information. First, the deliver... [ Read More ]

Delivery with delivery of placenta in OR

We don't know what the op note says. Often the placenta is manually removed in the OR. It is not necessarily a curettage. If the same provider did the delivery and removed the placenta manually, you ... [ Read More ]

Delivery with delivery of placenta in OR

I am a new to OBGYN. I would agree with ccallycat post to bill 59400-global and 59160 but with a modifier -78- return to OR. Second scenario:59400-22 could be possible but 59160 is better describes th... [ Read More ]

Delivery with delivery of placenta in OR

Nope, that doesnt qualify 22. So the patient had vaginal delivery, but then had to go to OR for delivery of placenta. To me it seems like the placenta was retained and couldnt be delivered normally ... [ Read More ]

outpt surgery question. 59160?

59160 is for postpartum curettage and is clearly the incorrect code for this service. Take a look at 59812 Treatment of incomplete abortion, any trimester, completed surgically ... [ Read More ]

outpt surgery question. 59160?

Need help coding and explaining to physician the cpt code he is dropping for procedure which is cpt code 59160. Patient had a D&C for early pregnancy loss with retained products of conception. 　She ... [ Read More ]

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