Can CPT codes 58558 and 58559 be billed together?

Can CPT codes 58558 and 58559 be billed together?

Question: I used the Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits checker tool and entered 2 CPT® codes (58558 and 58559). There was no indication these codes cannot be reported together.

What is the ICD 10 code for hysteroscopy?

The diagnostic hysteroscopy (58555) is included within the surgical hysteroscopy (58558).

What is hysteroscopy with dilation and curettage?

Hysteroscopic dilation and curettage (D&C) is a procedure that removes from the uterus the tissue involved in a miscarriage. A suction device is used to remove the tissue. The endometrium (lining of the uterus) is then scraped to ensure that all of the material from the conception process is gone from the uterus.

What is a hysteroscopy Novasure ablation?

This is a procedure where a doctor uses a thin tube with a tiny camera to look inside the uterus. There are no incisions. Saline solution is used to expand the uterus in order to look at the inside of the uterus. The Novasure device is then used to burn the lining of the uterus.

Is hysteroscopy considered surgery?

Hysteroscopic surgery is a form of incisionless surgery performed on the inside of the uterus, where the surgeon passes a camera (called hysteroscope) through the cervix into the uterus so they can visualize and operate on any abnormal growths within the uterine cavity.

Does 58561 include D&C?

Expert. 58561 is also included D&C.

Does CPT 58563 include D&C?

Now look at the NovaSure with endometrial ablation procedure (58563, Hysteroscopy, surgical; with endometrial ablation [e.g., endometrial resection, electrosurgical ablation, thermoablation]). You cannot bill the D&C in addition.

Is a D&C the same as a hysterectomy?

Prior to having a hysterectomy for abnormal uterine bleeding, a D&C is performed to exclude uterine cancer or pre-cancer of the uterus. While I only perform D&C for the above diagnostic tests, it may also be used to investigate infertility.

What is the CPT code 58558?

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code 58558 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range – Laparoscopic/Hysteroscopic Procedures on the Corpus Uteri.

What is Current Procedural Terminology?

Current procedural terminology (CPT) is a set of codes, descriptions, and guidelines intended to describe procedures and services performed by physicians and other health care providers. Each procedure or service is identified with a five-digit code.

What is the CPT code for billing?

CPT Codes stands for Current Procedure Terminology Codes and all these codes are used to describe medical services and procedures, tests, surgeries, etc, performed by a health professional or doctor on a patient. The list of CPT codes in medical billing is updated as per the guidance of the American Medical Association.

What is the CPT code for type and screen?

TYPE AND SCREEN ORDERING INFORMATION: CPT code(s): 86900, 86850, 86901 Note: The billing party has sole responsibility for CPT coding. Any questions regarding coding should be directed to the payer being billed. The CPT codes provided by GML are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only.

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