Balloon catheter insertion for Bartholin's cyst or abscess

Summary

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued full guidance to the NHS in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on Balloon catheter insertion for Bartholin's cyst or abscess.

Description

The Bartholin’s glands are at the entrance of the vagina. A cyst or abscess can form in the Bartholin’s duct (which drains the glands) if it becomes blocked or infected. Cysts are usually treated either by ‘incision and drainage’ or ‘marsupialisation’, which involves cutting into the cyst and placing stitches to make a permanent opening so that the gland can drain freely. Insertion of a balloon catheter is a non-surgical alternative to incision and drainage or marsupialisation.

OPCS4.6 Code(s):

The appropriate OPCS-4 codes for treatment of a cyst or abscess of the Bartholin’s duct are:

P03.5 Operations on Bartholin duct

Y22.8 Other specified drainage of organ NOC

Y02.2 Insertion of prosthesis into organ NOC

The appropriate OPCS-4 codes for treatment of a cyst or abscess of the Bartholin’s gland are:

P03.4 Drainage of Bartholin gland

Y02.2 Insertion of prosthesis into organ NOC

_{The NHS Classifications Service of NHS Connecting for Health is the central definitive source for clinical coding guidance and determines the coding standards associated with the classifications (OPCS-4 and ICD-10) to be used across the NHS.   The NHS Classifications Service and NICE work collaboratively to ensure the most appropriate classification codes are provided.  www.connectingforhealth.co.uk/clinicalcoding}

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	IPG323 Balloon catheter insertion for Bartholin's cyst or abscess: guidance (web format)	07 April 2011
	IPG323 Balloon catheter insertion for Bartholin's cyst or abscess: guidance	16 December 2009
	IPG323 Balloon catheter insertion for Bartholin's cyst or abscess: understand NICE guidance	16 December 2009
	IPG323 Balloon catheter insertion for Bartholin's cyst or abscess: understand NICE guidance (MS Word format)	16 December 2009
	IPG323 Gosod balŵn chwyddadwy i drin syst neu grawniad Bartholin: deall canllawiau NICE (fformat MS Word)	02 February 2010
	IPG323 Balloon catheter insertion for Bartholin's cyst or abscess: consultation comments table	16 December 2009
	Balloon catheter insertion for Bartholin's cyst or abscess (interventional procedures overview)	21 July 2009
	Balloon catheter insertion for Bartholin's cyst or abscess (interventional procedures consultation)	21 July 2009