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CPT® 59840, Under Abortion Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 59840 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Abortion Procedures.

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In this procedure, the provider deliberately terminates a pregnancy for elective or therapeutic reasons. He removes the fetus and products of conception by dilating the cervix and then using a suction curette. The provider performs this procedure via a vaginal approach. This procedure is normally done during the first trimester, or less than fourteen complete weeks of gestation.

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Abortion-moderate sedation
[QUOTE="dbolivar1, post: 515114, member: 733065"] Hello, For surgical abortion procedures 59840 or 59841 does it include IM/IV medications or do we bill for each medication. Providers document Modera... [ Read More ]
Abortion-moderate sedation
Hello, For surgical abortion procedures 59840 or 59841 does it include IM/IV medications or do we bill for each medication. Providers document Moderate sedation and then a separate medication list. E... [ Read More ]
D&E(dilation and evacuation )of the Retained POC w/without hemorrhage After Abortion.
Hello Coding Professionals! :) I am a new coder and will greatly appreciate your help with understanding on how to choose the correct CPT code for the following scenario. I have seen a few cases when ... [ Read More ]
D&C for confirmed pregnancy but no visable via ultrsound d&c
Any ideas on the correct CPT for a D&C for a pregnancy confirmed by urine test but not visible on ultrasound? Would you use the 58120 non-ob D&C (that does not make sense to me) or an abortion code fo... [ Read More ]
hcfa1500 vs ub4 asc hcfa1500 ub4
I thought I had this figured until today. What codes, exactly, should be billed on a UB4 form and what codes, exactly should be billed on a HCFA 1500 when an ASC is doing the billing? I thought a UB 4... [ Read More ]
D&C for Trisomy 18
I would like some input on the correct procedure code and dx for this surgery..... Pre-op Diagnosis: Trisomy 18 Post-op Diagnosis: Trisomy 18 Procedure: Suction Dilation and curettage Indications: ... [ Read More ]
Laparotomy and Left Oophorectomy
You can not bill the 49000 with 59840 due to cci edits, if a procedure was actually done then that over rides the exploratory procedure:)... [ Read More ]
59840 vs. 59841
I believe that for 59841, the D&E, or Dilation & Evacuation, you have to be using a suction device (the Evacuation part of the description), in addition to any curette or other instruments. The D&C, D... [ Read More ]
59840 vs. 59841
Hi, I'm a little confused. Our office md's perform legally induced abortions (635.90) most of the patient's we treat are less than 14wks, we where using 59840, however reading the description of 598... [ Read More ]
Suction D & C performed on pt. with blighted ovum
Hey Newby, welcome to the wonderful world of coding. Many times it is subjective, and coders may disagree on which codes are correct, but as long as you can argue your choice, preferably with supporti... [ Read More ]
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