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Ob-Gyn Coding Alert

A How-to Guide:

Pessary Reimbursement for Medicare Patients

Published on Thu Mar 01, 2001

Latest on CPT Code 57160 for Pessary Coding from Codify's Ob-Gyn Coding Alert.  3 Tips Power Up Your Pessary Coding Find out if the ob-gyn did a refitting at the time of an insertion. If you think 57160 is all you need for pessary insertion procedures, think again. Not only will you have to consult the HCPCS and ICD-9 manuals, you must follow your practice's policy on whether the patient or you are responsible for the supplies. What it is: A pessary is a support device for pelvic-floor weakness, such as uterine prolapse, vaginal prolapse (enterocele, cystocele, rectocele), and stress urinary incontinence. The pessary device is the most common - and occasionally the only - nonsurgical option for treating advanced uterine prolapse. Tip 1: Use 57160 for New... ...to read the full article and to get access to our ob-gyn newsletter archives, subscribe to Codify's Ob-gyn Coding Alert (a monthly newsletter that covers all the latest information to help you code accurately).
Take a FREE Trial to see what you get. A limited number of supply and insertion codes, plus the need to bill different payers for different aspects of pessary service, make pessary supply, insertion, cleaning and reinsertion for Medicare patients one of the most vexing
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