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There are no codes in the vulvar excision section for a cyst removal (other than Bartholin's) and this cyst was of the labia so that rules out the vaginal cyst excision code of 57135. The code I have settled on is 11423: Excision, benign lesion including margins...genitalia; excised diameter 2.1 to 3.0cm.
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.