CPT^® 58970, Under Surgical Procedures for In Vitro Fertilization

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 58970 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Surgical Procedures for In Vitro Fertilization.

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In this procedure, the provider makes a hole in the ovary multiple times to retrieve an egg that he then fertilizes in the laboratory. He performs this procedure using a needle, which he usually introduces through the vaginal wall.

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Anesthesia Crosswalk for CPT 58970 00840 00940 anesthesia crosswalk endometrium

Our office provides anesthesia for fertility patients and provides anesthesia for patients undergoing egg retrievals. For many years we have used CPT 58970 which crosswalked only to ASA 00840 for 6 ba... [ Read More ]

Ultrasound Guidance code

Ovum pick up 58970 ,Can I use two guidance codes 76942 and 76948 [U]together [/U]for Needle placement and Aspiration of Ova:) Thank you... [ Read More ]

In Vetro Fertilization

When doing a Egg harvest (58970) with us guidance (76948) can the dr charge for the Culture of oocyte(s), less than 4 days (89250) or is that strictly for the the doctors in the fertilization lab? A... [ Read More ]

How do I get paid for 89261, 89254, 89250, 89280?

I do billing for an infertility clinic. I cannot get Aetna to pay for the following codes 89261, 89254, 89250, 89280. We code these with 58970 ( which they almost always pay for). They give me the ... [ Read More ]

Ovarian Drilling

I agree 58662 would be correct for ovarian drilling. 58970 is used when our physician aspirates a mature egg from its follicle for in vitro fertilization better known as IVF. hope this helps.... [ Read More ]

IVF help needed

Hi Deb, I didn't elaborate since I wasn't sure anyone had experience with it. so we recently billed out the following for a patient: 89250 89272 89254 89255 58970 76830 89280 58974 89258 I don't hav... [ Read More ]

IVF help needed

[b]Cpt Codes for In Vitro Fertilization[/b] You can find your codes to be as followed 58970 Follicle puncture for oocyte retrieval and method. 58974 Embryo transfer, intrauterine 58976 Gamete, ... [ Read More ]

Ovarian Drilling

Info I read here from a couple years ago suggested using 58970 and sending op report with. Another site that I recently read stated ovarian drilling equals partial oopherectomy. Well I ran across one... [ Read More ]

Help! - endometriosis via laparoscopy

fulgrated endometriosis via laparoscopy 58662 and then [COLOR="Red"]ovarian drilling [/COLOR]was then performed on the right ovary due to the sclerotic changes that were evident and there was clear fl... [ Read More ]

58970 anesthesia

[b]58970[/b] The appropriate cross for that procedure is 00840. U can code that one. Radhakrishnan ACS-AN... [ Read More ]

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