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Wiki Pessary Cleaning - I am new to OB/GYN coding

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I am new to OB/GYN coding and need some help. I have a patient today who came in for an office visit due to postmenopausal bleeding. She was 89 y/o. Our doc removed her pessary which was in place to do his exam and then cleaned the pessary before reinsertion. How do I bill for this? He marked off 99213 & A4561 on the super bill.

Her noted diagnosis were vaginitis and postmenopausal bleeding (FYI), but I am kind of confused with why he marked off the A4561 if he didnt supply a new one?? One of the MA's stated we can bill for the cleaning, but I cant find any information on how to bill that out. :confused:

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

T.Cruz, CPC
 
If a patient comes into the office to have a pessary removed, cleansed, and reinserted, the appropriate evaluation and management code (99211-99215) should be reported, based on the key components performed (history, exam and medical decision making), as this considered part of the E&M service.

57160, Fitting and insertion of pessary or other intravaginal device is only reported on the initial fitting and insertion of the pessary. A new pessary would have to be refit for the patient and the physician would have to remeasure the patient and provide fitting of the new device.

Hope this helps,
 
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