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56605
56605
56606The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 56605 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision Procedures on the Vulva, Perineum and Introitus.
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In this procedure, the provider excises suspicious tissue from a single lesion in the vulva or perineum, in the external female genital area. She submits the specimen to a laboratory for analysis and diagnosis.
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Co-Surgeon mod 62
As [USER=29238]@Orthocoderpgu[/USER] states above, you can never code and bill for something not documented.[B][I]IF [/I][/B]there is documentation, there are several requirements to using -62.1) CP...[ Read More ]
Gynecology skin coding 11102 11200 56605 vulvar biopsy
Is excision and biopsy of vulvar skin tag with biopsy coded 56605 biopsy of vulva or perineum, 11200 removal of skin tag(s) up to 15, 11422 excision benign lesion incl biopsy? 11102 Tangential (sciss...[ Read More ]
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56605 does not seem correct as the cysts were not biopsied, but rather excised. There are no specific codes for vulvar cyst excision as there are for vagin*l cyst excision. 11421 seems in the right...[ Read More ]
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I need help selecting the correct code. 11421 vs 56605 The cysts were excised using a scalpel and pick ups. Due to the larger cluster of cysts on the left labia, the wound was reapproximated with...[ Read More ]
procedure ?
[QUOTE="RebeccaB, post: 502637, member: 164775"]patient delivered 7/31/21 w/ 2nd degree laceration repair, at the post partum visit on 10/1 it was found to be not healing correctlyon 10/28 a repair ...[ Read More ]
Excision of Condylomata/skin tag biopsy condylomata destruction excision genital warts skin tag vagin*l polyp
The patient presents for complaint of lesions.The provider documents 1 skin tag on the glute, and 2 skin tag/ or Condylomata on the labia, 1-2 mm, and a vagin*l polyp. If the provider moves forward ...[ Read More ]
Well woman exam with abnormal results and biopsy
[QUOTE="katemae84, post: 457614, member: 240161"]You can still bill for the G0101 without the breast exam as long as it meets Medicare's NCD, which can be found here:[URL]https://www.cms.gov/medicar...[ Read More ]
Well woman exam with abnormal results and biopsy
You can still bill for the G0101 without the breast exam as long as it meets Medicare's NCD, which can be found here:[URL]https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/details/ncd-details.aspx?NCDId...[ Read More ]
Problems with catheter codes?
Can you please help me, I'm confused.....Does CPT code 51701 need to have a modifier attached?Example 1: Patient with Medicare insurance has vulvar lesion with postmenopausal bleeding that is biop...[ Read More ]
Perineal needle biopsy
You are right, I overlooked the very important word "lesion". I agree that the only code should be 56605....[ Read More ]
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