tci Part B Insider - 2007 Issue 31

CPT 2008: Breaking News--No More Unlisted Codes For Laparoscopic Ob/Gyn Surgeries

3 approaches, 3 codes for paravaginal defect repairIf you code for a paravaginal defect repair (57284), you may find yourself throwing out the rule book soon. The upshot: The descriptor for 57284 will change to reference only the open abdominal procedure. And you-ll have one new code for the laparoscopic approach and another one for vaginal approach. Currently, CPT doesn't offer a code for a laparoscopic paravaginal defect repair, laments one Ob/Gyn physician. Some doctors have tried to use 57284 for the laparoscopic approach, but -57284 was meant to be for an open approach.- So most experts...

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