AMA CPT® Assistant - 2002 Issue 9 (September)
Female Genital System (September 2002)
September 2002 page 10a Coding Consultation:Female Genital System Female Genital System, 58558 (Q&A) Question What code should I report if a hysteroscopy is performed, and following removal of the hysteroscope, a polypectomy is performed? AMA Comment Performance of a hysteroscopy followed by a polypectomy performed without the use of a scope should be reported with code 58558, Hysteroscopy, surgical; with sampling (biopsy) of endometrium and/or polypectomy, with or without D & C. A polypectomy may be performed through a scope or following the hysteroscopy without the use of a scope. Code 58558 is intended to be used to...
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