Wiki CPT help!-Laparoscopic enterocele repair and uterine suspension with mesh, posterior repair

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I am thinking unlisted 58999and compare to 57265 and 57267 x2 for each site of mesh? Co-worker thought the compare to CPT should be 57270? Any ideas and/or resources would be much appreciated!

POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Pelvic organ prolapse.

OPERATIVE PROCEDURE: Laparoscopic enterocele repair and uterine suspension with mesh, posterior repair

INDICATIONS FOR PROCEDURE: The patient was referred for surgical treatment of pelvic organ prolapse. We discussed options and she elected to have a uterus-conserving procedure in order to avoid the morbidity of hysterectomy. She understands that there is a small chance she could develop a condition in the future requiring hysterectomy.

DESCRIPTION OF PROCEDURE IN DETAIL:
The patient was taken to the operating room where a general anesthetic was administered. She was prepped and draped in sterile fashion. An insufflation needle was inserted through the umbilicus and an opening pressure of 4 was obtained. The abdomen was insufflated and an Optiview trocar was inserted under camera guidance. 1 umbilical port and 2 lateral ports on each side were placed under visual guidance.

A vaginal manipulator was placed against the anterior wall to define the patient's large cystocele. The peritoneum and bladder were dissected away so that the anterior vaginal fascia could be plicated with several interrupted sutures, thereby restoring the integrity and natural length of the anterior vaginal wall.

The peritoneum was opened on the right pelvic sidewall between the epigastric arteries and the obliterated umbilical ligament and the pectineal ligament was exposed. The same was carried out on the opposite side. A polypropylene mesh was then attached to the cervix with Ethibond and to be pectineal ligament on either side with Ethibond, thereby resuspending uterus. The mesh was then attached to the anterior vaginal wall with Gortex suture. A vaginal exam was performed to confirm adequate support.

The peritoneum was then closed over the mesh with 3-0 PDS. Insufflation was released and the port sites were closed. A cystoscopy was performed. There was no injury to the bladder and strong jets of dye were observed from both ureters.

A triangular section of redundant vaginal mucosa overlying a defect in the posterior wall and perineum was undermined and excised. The underlying tissues were plicated with interrupted vicryl sutures and the defect was closed with a running stitch. A rectal exam was performed to exclude injury.

 
I am thinking unlisted 58999and compare to 57265 and 57267 x2 for each site of mesh? Co-worker thought the compare to CPT should be 57270? Any ideas and/or resources would be much appreciated!

POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Pelvic organ prolapse.

OPERATIVE PROCEDURE: Laparoscopic enterocele repair and uterine suspension with mesh, posterior repair

INDICATIONS FOR PROCEDURE: The patient was referred for surgical treatment of pelvic organ prolapse. We discussed options and she elected to have a uterus-conserving procedure in order to avoid the morbidity of hysterectomy. She understands that there is a small chance she could develop a condition in the future requiring hysterectomy.

DESCRIPTION OF PROCEDURE IN DETAIL:
The patient was taken to the operating room where a general anesthetic was administered. She was prepped and draped in sterile fashion. An insufflation needle was inserted through the umbilicus and an opening pressure of 4 was obtained. The abdomen was insufflated and an Optiview trocar was inserted under camera guidance. 1 umbilical port and 2 lateral ports on each side were placed under visual guidance.

A vaginal manipulator was placed against the anterior wall to define the patient's large cystocele. The peritoneum and bladder were dissected away so that the anterior vaginal fascia could be plicated with several interrupted sutures, thereby restoring the integrity and natural length of the anterior vaginal wall.

The peritoneum was opened on the right pelvic sidewall between the epigastric arteries and the obliterated umbilical ligament and the pectineal ligament was exposed. The same was carried out on the opposite side. A polypropylene mesh was then attached to the cervix with Ethibond and to be pectineal ligament on either side with Ethibond, thereby resuspending uterus. The mesh was then attached to the anterior vaginal wall with Gortex suture. A vaginal exam was performed to confirm adequate support.

The peritoneum was then closed over the mesh with 3-0 PDS. Insufflation was released and the port sites were closed. A cystoscopy was performed. There was no injury to the bladder and strong jets of dye were observed from both ureters.

A triangular section of redundant vaginal mucosa overlying a defect in the posterior wall and perineum was undermined and excised. The underlying tissues were plicated with interrupted vicryl sutures and the defect was closed with a running stitch. A rectal exam was performed to exclude injury.

I am researching your questions with two surgeons I know and hope to have an answer for you in a few days. Did not want you to think you are being ignored.
 
I am thinking unlisted 58999and compare to 57265 and 57267 x2 for each site of mesh? Co-worker thought the compare to CPT should be 57270? Any ideas and/or resources would be much appreciated!

POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Pelvic organ prolapse.

OPERATIVE PROCEDURE: Laparoscopic enterocele repair and uterine suspension with mesh, posterior repair

INDICATIONS FOR PROCEDURE: The patient was referred for surgical treatment of pelvic organ prolapse. We discussed options and she elected to have a uterus-conserving procedure in order to avoid the morbidity of hysterectomy. She understands that there is a small chance she could develop a condition in the future requiring hysterectomy.

DESCRIPTION OF PROCEDURE IN DETAIL:
The patient was taken to the operating room where a general anesthetic was administered. She was prepped and draped in sterile fashion. An insufflation needle was inserted through the umbilicus and an opening pressure of 4 was obtained. The abdomen was insufflated and an Optiview trocar was inserted under camera guidance. 1 umbilical port and 2 lateral ports on each side were placed under visual guidance.

A vaginal manipulator was placed against the anterior wall to define the patient's large cystocele. The peritoneum and bladder were dissected away so that the anterior vaginal fascia could be plicated with several interrupted sutures, thereby restoring the integrity and natural length of the anterior vaginal wall.

The peritoneum was opened on the right pelvic sidewall between the epigastric arteries and the obliterated umbilical ligament and the pectineal ligament was exposed. The same was carried out on the opposite side. A polypropylene mesh was then attached to the cervix with Ethibond and to be pectineal ligament on either side with Ethibond, thereby resuspending uterus. The mesh was then attached to the anterior vaginal wall with Gortex suture. A vaginal exam was performed to confirm adequate support.

The peritoneum was then closed over the mesh with 3-0 PDS. Insufflation was released and the port sites were closed. A cystoscopy was performed. There was no injury to the bladder and strong jets of dye were observed from both ureters.

A triangular section of redundant vaginal mucosa overlying a defect in the posterior wall and perineum was undermined and excised. The underlying tissues were plicated with interrupted vicryl sutures and the defect was closed with a running stitch. A rectal exam was performed to exclude injury.

Okay, this was a tough one, but 2 surgeons I know who do something similar weighed in. First, the enterocele repair is not separately billable as it would be automatically corrected with the uterine suspension and any additional work in repairing it is not documented. The procedure was in two steps: laparoscopically he did the uterine suspension (not a sacrocolpopexy) and cystocele repair. We know there are no codes for this approach so you will have to use the unlisted laparoscopic code 58578 and compare the work to both 58400 and 57240. The cystoscopy would be included as part of checking his work for the cystocele portion. Then he removed the scope and performed a posterior repair and that would be 57250. The surgeons I talked with were both in agreement that this was the best possible coding solution and both of these physicians were at one time on the ACOG coding committee.
 
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