Ob-Gyn Coding Alert
LSO and Arterial Pumper
Ohio Subscriber
Answer: The code for a laparoscopic partial LSO is the same as for a complete LSO: 58661. Whether you bill separately for the ligation of the arterial bleeder depends on the cause of the arterial bleeding.
If an artery was bleeding as a result of a mishap during surgery, hemostasis (repair of the artery) is included in the procedure.
If there was bleeding prior, you can bill 37617 (Ligation, major artery [e.g., post-traumatic, rupture]; abdomen) or simply add modifier -22 (Unusual procedural services) to 58661.
You Be the Coder and Reader Questions were answered by Tori Heckart, insurance specialist with Ottumwa Ob/Gyn in Ottumwa, Iowa; Patti Kidd, billing specialist for Beal and Costantino, P.C., in Tucson, Ariz.; Tammy Langley, insurance specialist for San Dimas Medical Group in Bakersfield, Calif.; Harry Stuber, MD, a gynecologist based in Cookeville, Tenn.; and Melanie Witt, RN, CPC, MA, an ob/gyn coding expert based in Fredericksburg, Va.
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