Lisa Bledsoe
True Blue
The patient had 3 abscesses I&D'd - one large on the mons pubis, one small on the labia majora and one small on the lower abdomen. Would you code 56405 for the mons pubis and 10061-59 for the other two?
Ok - so I went to my Taber's...this edition includes an illustration. Based on this information and the CDR, looks like I really have 2 I&D's of the vulva (mons pubis and labia majora0 and one integ of the lower abdomen... Which leads me to wonder if I can code 56405, 56405-59, 10061-59...???
(Taber's states "that portion of the female external genitalia lying posterior to the mons vernis, consisting of the labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, vestibule of the vagina, vaginal opening, Bartholin's glands.")
I appreciate your help ladies!!