CPT^® 57308, Under Repair Procedures on the Vagina

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 57308 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 closes the rectovaginal fistula but makes an incision through the perineum. The provider must repair the perineum afterward and may shorten the levator muscle, when necessary, during this procedure.

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