Ob-Gyn Coding Alert
Reader Question:
Check RVUs for Draining Fluid from Vaginal Cuff
Published on Wed Jan 23, 2013
Question: Does a CPT® code exist for draining fluid from the vaginal cuff?
Answer: Not exactly, but the closest code would be colpocentesis, which is draining the pelvic cavity via the vaginal canal with a needle.
Ask your ob-gyn to look at the relative value units (RVUs) for this code (57020, Colpocentesis [separate procedure]) to see if he agrees with the amount of work involved.
If not, you may have to go with the unlisted code 58999 (Unlisted procedure, female genital system [nonobstetrical]).
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