Question Vaginal Laceration Repair

[vicki.campbell@awomansview.com]

My provider repaired a 5 cm deep vaginal laceration on a patient. She is not OB. I'm trying to decide whether to use 57200 or 57210 as the wording on 57210 is a bit confusing with the and/or. Can anyone help? Thanks.
Vicki Campbell, CPC
A Woman's View

 

[OpenClaims]

Would you also consider using 12042? Looking at vaginal injury vs. laceration of the skin of the genitals?

 

[vicki.campbell@awomansview.com]

I thought about that, but it is a vaginal injury resulting from sex....and there's not an external code for that. So I leaned more toward the repair codes.

 

[OpenClaims]

I thought about that, but it is a vaginal injury resulting from sex....and there's not an external code for that. So I leaned more toward the repair codes.

Was there suturing of the perineum as well?

 

[vicki.campbell@awomansview.com]

I thought about that, but it is a vaginal injury resulting from sex....and there's not an external code for that. So I leaned more toward the repair codes.
There was no suturing of the perineum.

 

[OpenClaims]

If there was no suturing of the perineum, then I would go with 57200

I thought about that, but it is a vaginal injury resulting from sex....and there's not an external code for that. So I leaned more toward the repair codes.
There was no suturing of the perineum.

 

[vicki.campbell@awomansview.com]

If there was no suturing of the perineum, then I would go with 57200

That was what I thought. Thanks for the help