AMA CPT® Assistant - 2019 Issue 3 (March)

Reporting Total Pelvic Lymphadenectomy and Laparoscopic Total Hysterectomy Procedures (March 2019)

March 2019 page 5 Reporting Total Pelvic Lymphadenectomy and Laparoscopic Total Hysterectomy Procedures The American Medical Association's Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) staff often receives questions from users of the CPT code set about correct coding. This coding brief provides answers to some frequently asked questions related to reporting laparoscopic total hysterectomy with bilateral total pelvic lymphadenectomy. Frequently Asked Questions Question: How is code 58548 different from code 58575? Answer: Code 58548, Laparoscopy, surgical, with radical hysterectomy, with bilateral total pelvic lymphadenectomy and para-aortic lymph node sampling (biopsy), with removal of tube(s) and ovary(s), if performed, is used to...

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