Laparoscopic hysterectomy with removal of left tube and ovary and excision of right ovarian cyst leaving right ovary intact. Can both codes be billed?
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Wiki Coding 58571 with 58662
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nielynco
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The code includes one or both tubes and/or one or both ovaries. If it is only one side or both you report the same code. But that also means that the payer may deny a second code for removal of cyst (58662) even though there appears to be no bundling issues.