It is a surgical method to clean out a uterus after a miscarriage, to perform an abortion past 9 weeks or to remove tumors. The cervix is dilated and the tool used to scrape the uterus wall is called a Curette.
The procedure is also called dilation and evacuation (D and E), suction dilation, vacuum curettage, or suction curettage
Dilation and Curettage
Dilation and Curettage.
58912
58558
D&C Dilation and Curettage
dilation and curettage,
No it is not.
59160
Dear, You see on that question has two terms: DILATION and CURETTAGE, so instrument should be use for that procedure is instrument used for dilation and instrument used for curettage. Instrument should be use for dilation:-Hegar dilation include numbers from 3 to 12. Instrument should be use for curettage: curette, it is side small, medium, and large, and blunt or sharp. by the side some instrument need for dilation and curettage such as uterine measurement, teneculum, ring forcep, pean, needle, syring, medicine cup..ege.. I hope I explaned some thing to you. have a nice weekend. CN.
dilation and currettage is usually done under anesthesia. There is associated post operative cramping similar to cramping during the monthly cycle
Code 59812 is used to report the dilation and curettage (either sharp or suction curettage) for the surgical management of an incomplete abortion. However, if the patient is septic and is diagnosed as experiencing an incomplete abortion, do not use code 59812.