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Z766A — Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (leep)

LEEP of the cervix

Bill for loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) of the cervix.

Watch for: In composite operations only the major procedure is paid; cone biopsy is S744 and out-patient cryoconization Z729.

Code

Z766A

Description

Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (leep)

FHO+ basket

Not in the FHO+ base rate basket (Schedule 2 or 2B).

Effective date

Apr 1, 2025

Termination date

No end date

Explanation

Updated October 26, 2026

Loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) of the cervix.

What it covers

Z766 is a loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP), listed under Conization in Cervix Uteri (V6).

It is marked #: the fee does not include the premises, equipment, supplies and staff funded by a hospital or ICHSC (V6; GP13).

Billing rules

• Other conization codes: S744 cone biopsy by any technique, with or without D&C; Z729 cryoconization, electroconization or CO2 laser therapy as an out-patient procedure (V6).
• In composite operations (for example anterior and posterior repair with D&C, or with cauterization of the cervix and biopsy), only the fee for the major procedure(s) is paid (V1, rule 1).
• Z-codes are independent operative procedures (IOP). If the major pre-operative visit was in the previous 12 months, the only assessment payable before the IOP that day is a minor assessment (GP) or partial assessment (specialist); if the major pre-operative visit is the same day, no other assessment before the IOP is payable (SP4, §13).

Related codes: S744, Z729, Z731, Z787, Z720

Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), Female Genital Surgical Procedures, Cervix Uteri, page V6.

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