Exam Under Anesthesia for a 3year old

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Pt. is a 3yr old female who had a vulvar straddle injury. The Dr. did an examination under anesthesia. He checked the vulvar and made sure hymen was in tact and irrigated with normal saline.

Is there a code for EUA for children? If not, would hospital exam code be appropriate?
 
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My apologies, my previous answer was incomplete.You could append modifier 52 to indicate that the complete procedure was not performed. Alternatively, you could report an unlisted procedure and include a narrative description of the service. There is also code 99170 but this includes a magnified examination using colposcopy and is usually performed for suspected abuse. Either way, if you append modifier 52 and provide a narrative describing the procedure performed, the claim will include the information necessary for the payer to make a determination of benefits. Cindy
 
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