AMA CPT® Assistant - 2000 Issue 4 (April)

Coding Conization and Loop Electrode Excision Procedures of the Cervix (April 2000)

April 2000 page 5 Coding Communication Coding Conization and Loop Electrode Excision Procedures of the Cervix In this article we will look at some of the differences between various codes available for reporting excision procedures of the cervix uteri. We will focus on the colposcopy code series (57452-57460) and the codes for reporting conization of the cervix (57520 and 57522). Codes for Reporting Various Colposcopy Procedures 57452Colposcopy (vaginoscopy); (separate procedure) 57454with biopsy(s) of the cervix and/or endocervical curettage 57460with loop electrode excision procedure of the cervix Codes 57452-57460 are used to report various colposcopy (vaginoscopy) procedures. Code 57452 describes...

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