Also called point of demarcation (POD), demarc extension, or demarc, it is the physical point at which the public network of a telecommunications company (i.e., a phone or cable company) ends and the private network of a customer begins-this is usually where the cable physically enters a building.
LEEP is an acronym for loop electrosurgical excision procedure. A LEEP uses an electrically charged wire loop to remove abnormal cervical tissue. It is done under local anesthesia and normally on an outpatient basis in hospitals or in a doctor's office. During a LEEP: the doctor inserts a speculum into the vagina.
6. LEEP. The loop electrosurgical excision procedure is performed to cut out abnormal tissue in the cervix. When the LEEP is performed with no scope involved, the coders should use CPT 57522. More recently, however, Ms. Jones is noticing providers performing LEEP with a colposcope, requiring a completely separate code (CPT 57461). Since the procedure without the scope pays a lot more than the procedure with the scope, providers who code CPT 57461 when a scope was not involved walk away with more money than they are entitled to.