15836Salpingosalpingostomy. What is the correct code?
Problem solving process: Ask students to research the procedure. The search will reveal that this
is an operation of attaching one fallopian tube to the other as a type of anastomosis. Typically, it
is performed to remove a blocked portion of the tube. Rather than relying on the index, scan the
CPT codes for procedures on the Oviduct/Ovary section, starting with 58600.
58750
To validate the description for code 58750, CPT Lay Descriptions states the following:
“…the physician excises the closed or blocked portion of the tube and sutures the clean edges
together.”
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