N.J. Admin. Code § 10:54-4.18

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 19, October 7, 2024

Section 10:54-4.18 - Ligation or transection of fallopian tubes

(a) Ligation or transection of fallopian tube(s), when done at the operative session (time) of a Caesarean Section or intra-abdominal surgery, shall be reimbursed by the New Jersey Medicaid/NJ FamilyCare program for additional reimbursement from the primary surgical procedure (Caesarean Section) or intra-abdominal surgery. The physician shall use HCPCS 58611 when billing for the ligation/transection of fallopian tube(s) done at the same operative session as the Caesarean Section or intra-abdominal surgery. Multiple surgery pricing shall not apply.

(b) The physician shall use HCPCS codes 58600 or 58605, when the ligation or transection of the fallopian tube(s) are not done at the same time as the operative session for intra-abdominal surgery. Multiple surgery pricing shall apply.

Recodified from N.J.A.C. 10:54-4.17 by R.1998 d.154, effective 2/27/1998 (operative March 1, 1998; to expire August 31, 1998).
See: 30 N.J.R. 1060(a).
Former N.J.A.C. 10:54-4.18, Anesthesiology, recodified to N.J.A.C. 10:54-4.19.
Adopted concurrent proposal, R.1998 d.487, effective 8/28/1998.
See: 30 N.J.R. 1060(a), 30 N.J.R. 3519(a).
Readopted the provisions of R.1998 d.154 without change.
Amended by R.2012 d.124, effective 7/2/2012.
See: 43 N.J.R. 1477(a), 44 N.J.R. 1884(a).
In (a), inserted "/NJ FamilyCare".