Wiki Please help - Laparscopic converted

[rich203]

Please help. Laparscopic converted to open Lt Salpingo-oophorectomy . Rt and Lt cystectomy and Exploratory laparotomy - should I bill 58661, 58925 -RT , 58925 -LT and 58940? Thank you for your help.
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rich203, CPC

 

[lkfloyd]

it would be reported as 58925, 58661-59, 58940
NCCI edits state 58661 is a column 2 code to 58925 (so modifier would be appended to the column 2 code)
58925 should be used only once it is for either unilateral/Bilateral and does not need the LT/RT modifier
Hope this helps

 

[rich203]

Thank you so much for your help. I really appreciate you !

 

[KARENREED]

71130 & 71120

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