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Medical Coding

Category - 50,000 Series

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A 24-year-old woman is scheduled to have surgical laparoscopy with lysis of fallopian tube adhesions. What is the correct CPT code for this procedure?
  1. 58660
  2. 58661
  3. 58671
  4. 58673
Explanation
Answer: A - 58660 is the correct code for surgical laparoscopy with lysis of adhesions (salpingolysis, ovariolysis).
Code 58661 is incorrect because this is a surgical laparoscopy with removal of adnexal structures. Code 58671 is incorrect because this is the code for surgical laparoscopy with occlusion of oviducts by device (band, clip or Falope ring). Code 58673 is incorrect because this code is for surgical laparoscopy with salpingostomy.
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