Pessary: Start and Finish Your Pessary Coding With This Solid Strategy

Find out if your ob-gyn did a refitting at the time of a pessary insertion. If you think 57160 is all you need for pessary insertion procedures, think again. Not only will you have to consult your HCPCS and ICD-9 manuals, you must follow your practice's policy on whether the patient or you are responsible for the supplies. Pick Out Pertinent Pessary Dx A pessary is a "support device for pelvic-floor weakness, such as uterine prolapse, vaginal prolapse (enterocele, cystocele, rectocele), and stress urinary incontinence," says Cindy Foley, billing manager at three ob-gyn practices in Syracuse, N.Y. The pessary device [...]

- Published on 2012-01-17