AMA CPT® Assistant - 2021 Issue 11 (November)

Reporting Initial Resection of Uterine or Endometrial Malignancy (November 2021)

November 2021 page 8 Reporting Initial Resection of Uterine or Endometrial Malignancy This article provides updated information on the appropriate reporting of an initial resection of a uterine or endometrial malignancy. Depending on the specific work performed, it may be appropriate to report one of the following Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code(s) for the initial resection of uterine malignancies: 58200, Total abdominal hysterectomy, including partial vaginectomy, with para-aortic and pelvic lymph node sampling, with or without removal of tube(s), with or without removal of ovary(s) 58210, Radical abdominal hysterectomy, with bilateral total pelvic lymphadenectomy and para-aortic lymph node...

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