Dive Deep Into Hysteroscopy Coding With This Guide – Part 1 - AAPC
Nov 4, 2025 · Hysteroscopic polypectomy Endometrial biopsy under hysteroscopy Hysteroscopic D&C Sampling of endometrium Visual inspection and removal of polyps Watch out: While this technique …
Should You Report 57500 or 58558 Cervical Polyp Removal? - AAPC
Nov 10, 2010 · Note: You would report 58558 (Hysteroscopy, surgical; with sampling [biopsy] of endometrium and/or polypectomy, with or without D&C) only when the ob-gyn removes a uterine …
CPT® Code 57500 - Excision Procedures on the Cervix Uteri - AAPC
The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT ®) code 57500 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision Procedures on the Cervix Uteri.
Beware Polypectomy and Ablation Limitations : You Be the Coder - AAPC
Sep 14, 2016 · That’s true whether the surgeon uses hot biopsy forceps, snare cautery, cold biopsy forceps, or cold snare. In those cases, report only the polypectomy code that describes the method, …
Peruse This Primer for Nasal Polyp Removal Coding Precision ...
Nov 13, 2025 · For endoscopic removal, the correct code is 31237 (Nasal/sinus endoscopy, surgical; with biopsy, polypectomy, or debridement (separate procedure)). This code applies when the …
Limit 1 Code Per Colonoscopy -- Unless You Use 2 Methods - AAPC
May 28, 2010 · CPT restricts each polypectomy code ( CPT 45380 -45385, Colonoscopy, flexible, proximal to splenic flexure ...) to one unit per colonoscopy. The code definitions state "polyp (s)" or …
Wiki - Cold forcep removal of polyp - AAPC
Apr 3, 2013 · A polypectomy snare is a wire loop device used during designed to slip over a polyp and, on closure, results in cutting the polyp off at its stalk. Conventional snare polypectomy uses cautery, …
CPT® Code 45171 - Excision Procedures on the Rectum - AAPC
The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT ®) code 45171 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision Procedures on the Rectum.
Cervical Polyp Removal | Medical Billing and Coding Forum - AAPC
Jan 6, 2010 · A hysteroscope examines the uterus, not the cervix. A cervix would more likely be examined with a colposcope. Was the polyp of the cervix or of the uterus? If the physician examined …
CPT® Code 58561 - Laparoscopic/Hysteroscopic Procedures on the
CPT Code 58561, Surgical Procedures on the Corpus Uteri, Laparoscopic/Hysteroscopic Procedures on the Corpus Uteri - Codify by AAPC