Female Genital And Maternity care And Delivery

  One lesion excised from the vulva is reported using code 56606. Code 56610 is used to report a biopsy of each additional lesion of the vulva after the first one.

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The hymen is a membrane that covers the external opening of the vagina.

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Vulva repair is reported using codes 56800-56810.

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If a destruction of a cyst, abscess, or a cautery destruction of a urethral caruncle is performed, the code set used to report this service is 56700-56740.

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Procedures performed on the female genital system may be performed endoscopically, laparoscopically, or open.

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A complete radical vulvectomy is reported using code 56633.

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A partial procedure is the removal of greater than 80% of the vulvar area.

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A simple procedure is the removal of the skin and superficial subcutaneous tissue.

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A radical procedure, as it relates to the vulvectomy codes, is defined as the removal of less than 80% of the vulvar area.

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A colposcopy of the vulva with biopsy is reported using CPT code 56821.

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Repairs of the vagina are reported using the  ------------------------------------------------ code set.

A biopsy of the vaginal mucosa would be reported using the ------------------------------------------ code range.

Paravaginal defect repairs are reported using the --------------------------------       code range.

Insertion of IUD is reported with code ------------

The removal of uterine fibroid tumors from the wall of the uterus is reported using code range ----------------.

The code range used to report the cautery of the cervix is ------------------------------------.

If open occlusion of the fallopian tubes is performed, code 58627 should be used to report this service.

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A colpocentesis is the aspiration of fluid through the vaginal wall into a syringe.

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Code 56606 is an add-on code and should be used only in conjunction with 56605.

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Endoscopic and open procedures of the vagina are reported using CPT codes 57420-57425.

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When you are reporting vaginal approach procedures, dilation of the cervix (57800) should be reported separately, as it is a routine part of the surgical field encountered.

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When reporting the service of the introduction of a diaphragm, the cost of the diaphragm is included in the introduction.

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Hydatidiform mole, also known as a "molar pregnancy," results from genetic abnormalities.

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Antepartum introduction and repair are reported using codes from the 59200-59350 code set. 

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Normal maternity care includes monthly visits up to 36 weeks gestation.

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Services unrelated to pregnancy should be reported using the Evaluation and Management codes.

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Chorionic villus is another term for placenta.

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Obstetrics is the specialty that deals with women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the period immediately following childbirth.

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The embryo is referred to as the fetus from the first six weeks of pregnancy until birth.

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Vesicocentesis is reported using 59012.

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Code 59076 is used to report fetal shunt placement, including ultrasound guidance.

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Code 59030 would be used to report fetal monitoring during labor.

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Code 59409 is used to report a normal vaginal delivery without forceps.

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A(n) -------------------- ----------------  is a delivery in which there is a surgical procedure (incision) performed through the abdominal wall to extract the fetus.

A hysterectomy performed after a cesarean delivery is reported using CPT  add-on code ---------------------.

Delivery of the placenta is reported using CPT code --------------------.

Routine obstetric care including antepartum care, vaginal delivery, and postpartum care is reported using code  ----------------------------

--------------------------------------- services include hospital care and office visits immediately following birth, up to six weeks.

Code range ---------------------------------------------- would be referenced when a patient who had a previous cesarean delivery now has a successful vaginal delivery.

---------------------------- is a procedure in which an amniocentesis needle is inserted into the umbilical vessel to obtain blood from the fetus.

CPT code ------------ would be used to report fetal fluid drainage. This code includes the ultrasound guidance.

The condition in which there is less than sufficient amniotic fluid present is called --------------------------.

The abbreviation EDC means --------------------------------------------------------------------------.

Antepartum care is the care rendered during the time prior to childbirth.

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A spontaneous abortion can be elective or therapeutic and is induced by medical personnel working within the law.

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Services such as fetal monitoring during labor, delivery of the placenta, and episiotomy are not included in most delivery services and should be coded separately.

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During the second week through the eighth week of pregnancy, the embryo grows and develops into a fetus.

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Delivery services include any workup performed relative to the admission and management of labor as well as ultrasounds performed before the mother goes home from the hospital.

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