CPT^® 57460, Under Endoscopy Procedures on the Cervix Uteri

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 57460 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Endoscopy Procedures on the Cervix Uteri.

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Summary

In this procedure, the provider examines the cervix, including upper/adjacent portion of the vagina, using an instrument called a colposcope, and also performs loop electrode biopsy(s) of the cervix.

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Coding assistance for removal of cervical mass using the LEEP machine

57522 might be appropriate if the physician removed the polyp while doing a conization. Otherwise, I would use 57500 for cervical biopsy, or 57460 if colpo was used. The use of the LEEP machine doe... [ Read More ]

PTP Edits being proposed to the NCCI and OCE

HI....I have been given a project that involves looking at group of edits that bundle column two CPT codes describing biopsy procedures into column one CPT codes describing -ectomy procedures. The bas... [ Read More ]

LEEP Procedure... HELP Please!

[b]Code as 57460[/b] I would lean towards 57460 more because conization was not mentioned at all, which is the method of the bx. The ECC would be the bx right. [QUOTE="Beara, post: 281330, membe... [ Read More ]

LEEP Payment

If physician does LEEP (57460,57461,57522) if office , would they get paid the same as hospital? Is there a professional factor that would need to be added ?... [ Read More ]

Cervical Polyp Removal by Leep Electrode?

57522 looks mostly right maybe 57460? - It says biopsy though, It came up by looking up LEEP in my index.... [ Read More ]

Please confirm LEEP code

This is the first time I've coded a LEEP procedure, and I want to make sure I'm choosing the correct code. I've researched and read the CPT code descriptions carefully but just need confirmation of 57... [ Read More ]

LEEP w/ Cone Biopsy

[b]LEEP biopsy[/b] I have another question along the same line of questioning. IF a provider indicates the following (see below), wouldn't the appropriate code be a 57522 because an endoscope was no... [ Read More ]

Multiple Procedures 49322, 58670, 58563 & 57460

Good morning, I hope someone can assist us with this claim. We billed this out with the procedure codes in the above order without any modifiers. We checked the CCI Edits and no modifiers were nee... [ Read More ]

Leep procedures

57460 and 57461 use a colposcope for the procedure.... [ Read More ]

Leep procedures

I'm having a hard time figuring out difference between 57460,5761 and 57522 Hoping someone has some layman terms for these.... [ Read More ]

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