AMA CPT® Assistant - 2009 Issue 3 (March)

Surgery/Female Genital System (March 2009)

March 2009 page 11b Surgery: Female Genital System, 58340, 58345, 76831, 74740 (Q&A) Question: What is the appropriate code to report a hysterosalpingogram performed under ultrasound rather than fluoroscopy? For the catheterization component, a catheter is inserted into the uterus and injection is performed. A second catheter is then lodged in the tubal ostium for injection of contrast directly into the fallopian tube. The catheter is advanced no further. Is this code 58340 or 58345? CPT code 58340 seems understated since a catheter must be maneuvered to the tubal os, but code 58345 seems overstated since the fallopian...

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