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Medical Coding

Category - 50,000 Series

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A physician performed a colpopexy with suspension of the vaginal apex via laparoscope. What is the correct code for the procedure?
  1. 57280
  2. 57282
  3. 57283
  4. 57425
Explanation
Answer: D - The correct code for the procedure would be 57425 (Laparoscopy, Surgical, Colpopexy (Suspension of Vaginal Apex). The other codes are also used for a colpopexy, but they are used for procedures performed via an open approach. This procedure states that it was performed with a laparoscope; therefore the laparoscopic procedure is the most appropriate code.
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