AMA CPT® Assistant - 2003 Issue 1 (January)
Female Genital System (January 2003)
January 2003 page 23a Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Female Genital System, 57461, 57460, 57456 (Q&A) Question What is the difference between new code 57461, Colposcopy of the cervix including upper/adjacent vagina; with loop electrode conization of the cervix, and the revised code 57461, Colposcopy of the cervix including upper/adjacent vagina; with loop electrode biopsy(s) of the cervix? AMA Comment These two codes distinguish two different cervical loop electrode excision procedures. Code 57460 does not include the removal of a portion of the endocervix, nor does it typically include removal of the transformation zone (area at risk for cervical...
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