AMA CPT® Assistant - 2003 Issue 3 (March)

Female Genital System, 64435, 57522 (Q&A) (March 2003)

March 2003 page 22 Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Female Genital System, 64435, 57522 (Q&A) Question When a paracervical uterine nerve injection (64435) is given by the surgeon as an anesthetic agent when conization of the cervix (57522) is performed, can the paracervical injection (64435) be reported separately? Is the paracervical injection included in the CPT code 57522? AMA Comment Code 57522, Conization of cervix, with or without fulguration, with or without dilation and curettage, with or without repair; loop electrode excision, is intended to describe a loop electrode excision procedure performed under local anesthesia. Code 64435, Injection, anesthetic...

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