AMA CPT® Assistant - 1998 Issue 6 (June)

Maternity Care and Delivery, 59400, 59414 (Q&A) (June 1998)

June 1998 page 10g Coding Consultation Maternity Care and Delivery 2, 59400, 59414 (Q&A) Question Is the repair of a vaginal wall laceration an integral part of code 59400 or can it be reported separately? AMA Comment From a CPT coding perspective, small vaginal tears are not considered a complication of the delivery. If minor vaginal tearing occurs and the repair is minimal it would be considered management of uncomplicated labor and delivery and would not be coded separately. If, however, an extensive laceration occurs, the -22 modifier may be appended to the global vaginal delivery code to...

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