A physician performed a colpopexy with suspension of the vaginal apex via laparoscope. What is the correct code for the procedure?

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The correct code for the procedure would be 57425 (Laparoscopy, Surgical, Colpopexy (Suspension of Vaginal Apex). The other codes are also used for a colpopexy, but they are used for procedures performed via an open approach. This procedure states that it was performed with a laparoscope; therefore the laparoscopic procedure is the most appropriate code.

A Physician Performed a Colpopexy with Suspension of the Vaginal