Sometimes you can report two surgical hysteroscopies separately

Why This Topic Matters

Hysteroscopy cases often involve more than one service in the same session, and coding them correctly affects claim accuracy and payment. Understanding the article helps readers recognize when hysteroscopy-related services are considered part of one another versus when they are treated as distinct reporting events.

Article Sections

1. Overview of reporting more than one hysteroscopy

   Introduces the general issue of multiple hysteroscopy services in a single session and distinguishes diagnostic from surgical scope use at a high level.

2. How to code when it is diagnostic

   Reviews broad coding considerations for diagnostic hysteroscopy, including related bundling concepts and payer edit references.

3. How to code when it’s surgical

   Summarizes the surgical hysteroscopy coding group and discusses how related services are organized within that set.

4. How to code for hysteroscopy with non-scope procedures

   Covers the general issue of procedures performed with or without scope use and how that affects reportability at a high level.

5. Indications that support hysteroscopy

   Lists broad clinical indications and diagnosis categories associated with hysteroscopy.

6. Nine CPT hysteroscopy codes

   Provides an overview list of hysteroscopy-related CPT procedure codes covered in the article.