The physician performs suction curettage to treat a missed abortion. What CPT and ICD codes represent this surgical treatment of missed abortion in the first trimester?
PX CODE DESCRIPTION
1 69.52 Aspiration Curettage after Delivery/Abortion
DX CODE DESCRIPTION
1 632 Missed Abortion
1 632 Missed Abortion
PX CODE DESCRIPTION
1 69.52 Aspiration Curettage after Delivery/Abortion
(Suction Curettage)
CPT CODE DESCRIPTION
CPT CODE DESCRIPTION
1 59820 Treatment of Missed Abortion First Trimester
Surgical treatment of missed abortion may include aspiration (suction) curettage or dilation curettage. While the CPT code will remain the same for either of the surgical techniques, the ICD codes will differ as follows:
69.02 Dilation Curettage
69.52 Aspiration or Suction Curettage
If the missed abortion occurred in second trimester then CPT code 59821 should be used to represent the service.
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