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AMA CPT® Assistant - 2007 Issue 9 (September)
Surgery: Female Genital System (September 2007)
September 2007 page 10b
Coding Communication:Surgery: Female Genital System
Question
What is the appropriate CPT code
to report for the removal of an embedded
intrauterine device (IUD) using a hysteroscope,
curette, and forceps?
AMA Comment
The appropriate code to report is
58562, Hysteroscopy, surgical; with removal of
impacted foreign body.
Surgery: Female Genital System (September 2007). CPT® Assistant. 2007; September 2007 page 10b
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