CPT^® 56605, Under Excision Procedures on the Vulva, Perineum and Introitus

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 56605 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision Procedures on the Vulva, Perineum and Introitus.

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Summary

In this procedure, the provider excises suspicious tissue from a single lesion in the vulva or perineum, in the external female genital area. She submits the specimen to a laboratory for analysis and diagnosis.

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Gynecology skin coding 11102 11200 56605 vulvar biopsy

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Coding Assistance Needed

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[QUOTE="RebeccaB, post: 502637, member: 164775"] patient delivered 7/31/21 w/ 2nd degree laceration repair, at the post partum visit on 10/1 it was found to be not healing correctly on 10/28 a repair ... [ Read More ]

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[QUOTE="katemae84, post: 457614, member: 240161"] You can still bill for the G0101 without the breast exam as long as it meets Medicare's NCD, which can be found here: [URL]https://www.cms.gov/medicar... [ Read More ]

Well woman exam with abnormal results and biopsy

You can still bill for the G0101 without the breast exam as long as it meets Medicare's NCD, which can be found here: [URL]https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/details/ncd-details.aspx?NCDId... [ Read More ]

Problems with catheter codes?

Can you please help me, I'm confused..... Does CPT code 51701 need to have a modifier attached? Example 1: Patient with Medicare insurance has vulvar lesion with postmenopausal bleeding that is biop... [ Read More ]

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You are right, I overlooked the very important word "lesion". I agree that the only code should be 56605.... [ Read More ]

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