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You Can Apply Postpartum Condition Even 2 Years After Pregnancy
Question: Patient had hysteroscopy with lysis of adhesions and a dilation and curettage (D&C). Diagnoses are infertility and Asherman's syndrome. Path report for curettage shows "Placental site nodule," "islands of intermediate trophoblast," and "HCG and inhibin are weakly positive." I queried the MD if he considered this to be a hydatidiform mole or something else pertaining to products of conception. The ob-gyn discussed with pathologist who believes it is a remnant of placental tissue after the last delivery, which was two years ago. Placenta had been manually removed. Would 667.14 and 677 be appropriate as diagnosis codes in this case, even if delivery was two years ago?
Tennessee Subscriber
Answer: If the purpose of the surgery was to treat a condition due to being pregnant, it is a postpartum condition no matter how long ago the pregnancy transpired.
The problem is if you use 667.14 (Retained portions of placenta or membranes, without hemorrhage, postpartum condition or complication) and 677 (Late effect of complication of pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium) with the hysteroscopic codes you may get a denial for procedure/diagnosis mismatch. And it would appear that the actual reason for doing the procedures was infertility and Asherman's -- not for suspected placental tissue.
Therefore, you should code these procedures with a diagnosis of uterine adhesions (621.5, Intrauterine synechiae) and possibly 628.3 (Infertility, female, of uterine origin), since so much time has passed since the delivery.
You may bill both 58559 [Hysteroscopy, surgical; with lysis of intrauterine adhesions (any method)] and 58558-51 (Hysteroscopy, surgical; with sampling (biopsy) of endometrium and/or polypectomy, with or without D & C; multiple procedure) for this surgery.
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You Can Apply Postpartum Condition Even 2 Years After Pregnancy
Question: Patient had hysteroscopy with lysis of adhesions and a dilation and curettage (D&C). Diagnoses are [...]
