Medical Coding

Answer: B - A cervical conization takes a cone of cervical tissue for biopsy. A loop-electrode excision procedure (LEEP) is also a procedure performed for a cervical biopsy, but it is performed with a small metal loop, which cuts away at the tissue and electro-cauterizes it. A Papanicolaou smear (also referred to as a Pap smear) is a laboratory test performed to see if there are molecular changes on the cervix, which could indicate cancer.