Ob-Gyn Coding Alert

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Question: My ob-gyn performed a total vaginal hysterectomy (TVH) with right salpingo-oophorectomy (RSO) and enterocele repair. He also did an anterior and posterior (A&P) and sacrospinous ligament fixation. I billed 58263, 57260, and 57282. The patient's insurance is bundling 57282 into 58263. Is this correct, or should I fight to get this claim paid in full? Tennessee Subscriber Answer: Check your denial reason. This may be a clue as to what this payer was expecting. Neither CPT nor the Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) bundle 57282 (Colpopexy, vaginal; extra-peritoneal approach [sacrospinous, iliococcygeus]) into 58263 (Vaginal hysterectomy, for uterus 250 g or less; with removal of tube[s], and/or ovary[s], with repair of enterocele). That does not mean, however, that private payers do not have their own "in-house" edits. CPT: What you will see is that if your ob-gyn does a vaginal hysterectomy with enterocele, you may not also bill an intra-peritoneal colpopexy [...]
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