AMA CPT® Assistant - 2005 Issue 7 (July)

Surgery: Female Genital System (July 2005)

July 2005 page 15d Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Female Genital System, 57460, 57505 (Q&A) Question Would it be appropriate to report code 57460 in conjunction with code 57505 during the same session? AMA Comment From a CPT coding perspective, it would be appropriate to report code 57460, Colposcopy of the cervix including upper/adjacent vagina; with loop electrode biopsy(s) of the cervix, for the loop electrode excision procedure (LEEP), in conjunction with code 57505, Endocervical curettage (not done as part of a dilation and curettage), for the endocervical curettage procedure because code 57505 is not considered to be an...

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