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Table 2 Description of Procedure (CPT) Codes Used to Identify Adhesiolysis-Related Surgical Procedures to Estimate Expenditures for Surgeons' Servicesa

From: The inpatient burden of abdominal and gynecological adhesiolysis in the US

CPT Code

Brief Description

44005

Enterolysis (freeing of intestinal adhesion)

50715

Ureterolysis, with or without repositioning of ureter for retroperitoneal fibrosis

50722

Ureterolysis for ovarian vein syndrome

50725

Ureterolysis for retrocaval ureter, with reanastomosis of upper urinary tract or vena cava

58660

Laparoscopy, surgical; with lysis of adhesions (salpingolysis, ovariolysis) (separate)

58559

Hysteroscopy with lysis of intrauterine adhesions (any method)

56441

Lysis of labial adhesions

58740

Lysis of adhesions (salpingolysis, ovariolysis)

  1. CPT = Current Procedural Terminology.
  2. a CPT codes 56304 and 58985 were replaced by code 58660, and CPT code 57451 was retired.