CPT^® 57270, Under Repair Procedures on the Vagina

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 57270 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair Procedures on the Vagina.

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In this procedure, the physician performs either a Halban or a Moschowitz repair of the vaginal wall over the area where the small bowel is prolapsing into the vaginal canal. This is an abdominal approach procedure.

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