CPT^® 57287, Under Repair Procedures on the Vagina

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 57287 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 provider removes a sling that was placed under the urethra to correct stress urinary incontinence. The provider removes the sling because it is eroding, has become infected, is causing urinary retention, or is protruding from the site. This surgery includes a vaginal or combination vaginal and abdominal approach.

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Vaginal Mesh Excision

[QUOTE="rachell1976, post: 79502, member: 22203"] How to code? PROCEDURE: The patient was brought to the operating room arena and given general anesthesia. She had a complete vaginal prep performed... [ Read More ]

mesh

[QUOTE="LTibbetts, post: 65555, member: 28151"] Is anyone out there using something [I]other than[/I] 57287 for agynecare mesh insertion? This pt had a sling op in 2001 and still has leakage. [/QUOTE]... [ Read More ]

Exposed Urethral Mesh

Either 57287 or 57295... [ Read More ]

Exposed Urethral Mesh

Doctor is doing a cystoscopy with vaginal excision of exposed urethral mesh. I need to put a CPT code on the order to pre auth the surgery. Can anybody help me with this? Would 57287 or an unlisted co... [ Read More ]

CPT for Excision of exposed urethral sling mesh

Looking for help for a CPT for Excision of exposed urethral sling mesh via laser destruction. While the provider was performing cystolitholapaxy for a bladder stone he came across the mesh which "sl... [ Read More ]

Laparoscopic Hysterectomy with TVT sling

My vote is option 3 - 57287 removal or REVISION of sling for stress incontinence. Per SuperCoder, the procedure is done vaginally (with small incisions if necessary) or abdominally. It reads to me... [ Read More ]

Need serious help how would you code this case PLEASE Nearing filing deadline...

well after reading further his burch procedure wasn't complicate although he indicated that it was in his list of procedures performed. I'm just working the back end of this this case was already code... [ Read More ]

Need serious help how would you code this case PLEASE Nearing filing deadline...

[b]Sling removal and simple bladder repair[/b] Larry Wien, I am the FGP Billing and Coding coordinator for NYU Urology Associates To answer your coding questions: the codes you should bill are 1)... [ Read More ]

Need help please!!!! 52000 billed with 57287 DENIED

Ok so I'm working old claims that are reaching timely filing at my office and I'm new to neurology. I have a denial saying that 52000 and 57287 are incidental but according to 3m they are not so is th... [ Read More ]

No Multiple Procedure Reduction? ASC billing

Recently, we have noticed that when we bill for revision/removal of a sling (57287) and cystoscopy (52000), Medicare pays both procedures at 100%. After speaking with a representative at Medicare, she... [ Read More ]

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