AMA CPT® Assistant - 2006 Issue 7 (July)

Surgery: Female Genital System (July 2006)

July 2006 page 19-end Surgery: Female Genital System, 58720 (Q&A) Question A patient undergoes a cesarean section and, during the same operative session, the surgeon removes a para-tubal cyst from the patient's left ovary. What is the appropriate code to report for removal of the para-tubal cyst? AMA Comment From a CPT coding perspective, the appropriate code to report for the removal of the para-tubal cyst is 58720, Salpingooophorectomy, complete or partial, unilateral or bilateral (separate procedure). Surgery: Female Genital System, 58720 (Q&A). CPT® Assistant. 2006; July 2006 page 19-end ...

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