AMA CPT® Assistant - 2015 Issue 9 (September)
Surgery: Female Genital System (Q&A) (September 2015)
September 2015 page 12dd Surgery: Female Genital System Question: Is it appropriate to report CPT 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, if laparoscopic hysterectomy with bilateral total pelvic lymphadenectomy is performed? Answer: Yes, it is appropriate to report CPT code 58548 for laparoscopic hysterectomy with bilateral total pelvic lymphadenectomy, as long as the operative report describes complete removal of pelvic lymph nodes, tubes and ovaries. Documentation in the medical records should support what was performed. Surgery: Female Genital System...
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