AMA CPT® Assistant - 2012 Issue 8 (August)

Surgery: Female Genital System (Q&A) (August 2012)

August 2012 page 13c Surgery: Female Genital System Question: When the physician performs a laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy using the daVinci® robotic assistance system, is this reported with the unlisted code? Answer: No. Currently robotic surgical procedures may be reported using existing CPT codes based on the procedure performed and the surgical approach used. Because this specific case included the cervix, tubes, and ovaries, code 58571, Laparoscopy, surgical, with total hysterectomy, for uterus 250 g or less; with removal of tube(s) and/or ovary(s), should be reported if the uterus was less than 250 g. If the uterus was over...

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