A 56-year-old woman has been diagnosed with right ovarian cancer and is scheduled for a total right oophorectomy with pelvic lymph node biopsies with salpingectomy and omentectomy. What is the correct CPT code for this procedure?
Explanation
Answer: B - 58943 is the correct code for partial or total oophorectomy, unilateral or bilateral for ovarian, tubal or primary peritoneal malignancy with para-aortic and pelvic lymph node biopsies, peritoneal washings, peritoneal biopsies, diaphragmatic assessments with or without salpingectomy with or without omentectomy.
Code 58940 is incorrect because this code is for either a unilateral or bilateral partial or total oophorectomy without mention of malignancy. Code 58950 is incorrect because this code is for the resection of ovarian, tubal, or primary peritoneal malignancy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and omentectomy. Code 58953 is incorrect because this code is for a bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy with omentectomy, total abdominal hysterectomy and radical dissection for debunking.
