AMA CPT® Assistant - 2003 Issue 2 (February)

Female Genital System Endoscopy Codes (February 2003)

February 2003 pages 5-6 Coding Communication:Female Genital System Endoscopy Codes Abnormalities of the female genital system have been alarmingly on the rise over the past two decades. Diseases such as cancer, tumors, human papilloma virus (HPV), and pruritis continue to present serious concerns for women. Examination and magnification commonly is performed on the female genital system to detect such abnormalities. From a coding perspective, in order to describe the different work involved in the examination and magnification, and to distinguish between the different anatomic sites, such as vulva, vagina and cervix uteri, new pelvic endoscopy codes were added for...

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