CPT^® 58578, Under Laparoscopic/Hysteroscopic Procedures on the Corpus Uteri

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 58578 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Laparoscopic/Hysteroscopic Procedures on the Corpus Uteri.

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Use 58578 to report laparoscopy procedures of the uterus that do not have a specific code in the female genital system. The procedure could involve a new technology or an uncommon one. Do not use this code if there is another code that describes the service using a laparoscopic approach.

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CPT help!-Laparoscopic enterocele repair and uterine suspension with mesh, posterior repair

[QUOTE="valerieeanderson, post: 510402, member: 69276"] I am thinking unlisted 58999and compare to 57265 and 57267 x2 for each site of mesh? Co-worker thought the compare to CPT should be 57270? Any i... [ Read More ]

Rudimentary Uterine Horn Resection/Removal - Laparoscopic Resection/Removal

There is no code for laparoscopic uterine repair/revision. I would recommend unlisted 58578 with a benchmark to 58540 which would be the code if performed open. For the laparoscopic left salpingecto... [ Read More ]

Laparoscopic Scar revision

I found this article about the procedure, which includes advice from Melanie Witt who is the most skilled obgyn coder I am aware of. She advises unlisted 58578 with comparison to 58520 or 58662. For... [ Read More ]

diagnostic laparoscopy with intrauterine device removal

For laparoscopic IUD removal, unlisted is the way to go. 49329 or 58578 (both unlisted) would seem appropriate. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.mdedge.com/obgyn/article/64812/contraception/malposition... [ Read More ]

Robotic removal of cervical mass

Pending on pathology. This will determine your code. If it shows Malignancy Then this is a recurrent. I would go with the unlisted code 58578.... [ Read More ]

Robotic removal of cervical mass

Provider is planning to perform laparoscopic/robotic removal of cervical mass on a patient who previously had a supracervical hysterectomy. Thinking this is going to be an unlisted code (58578), but w... [ Read More ]

Laparoscopic uterine repair

[b]Her colleagues are wrong[/b] It is very possible that offices are incorrectly using 58540 for a laparoscopic procedure, since there is no specific code for the uterine repair laparoscopic. [B]585... [ Read More ]

Laparoscopic uterine repair 58540 lap uterine repair

I am needing to know the correct way to code for laparoscopic uterine repair. My provider is saying that all of her colleagues across the country are using 58540. 58540 does not state laparoscopic s... [ Read More ]

Luna

Good morning! Does anyone know of a comparable CPT for a LUNA procedure? I bill for anesthesia only so not familiar with this procedure. Unlisted is 58578. Any ideas? TIA.... [ Read More ]

CPT CODE 5857X for surgical laparoscopy

[b]Unlisted[/b] Unfortunately, there is no code for laparoscopic debulking. Currently the only codes that include debulking are open. So we are left with unlisted 58578 - unlisted laparoscopic proc... [ Read More ]

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