A 39-year-old female presents with an ectopic pregnancy. Due to previous abdominal surgeries, the surgeon is unable to perform a laparoscopic fallopian tube removal and must use an open procedure to successfully perform the removal. The physician elects to surgically treat this patient by using an open approach to her abdomen to remove her left fallopian tube and ovary, along with the products of conception. Select the appropriate CPT and ICD-10-CM codes:

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The correct CPT code for the described procedure is 59120-LT, which is for a surgical treatment of ectopic pregnancy; tubal or ovarian, requiring salpingectomy and/or oophorectomy, by laparotomy. The modifier LT indicates that the procedure was performed on the left side. The appropriate ICD-10-CM code is O00.90, which represents ectopic pregnancy without intrauterine pregnancy, unspecified. This code is suitable because the specific location of the ectopic pregnancy is not mentioned, making O00.90 the most accurate choice.

A 39-Year-Old Female Presents with an Ectopic Pregnancy