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Speculoscopy
Introduction
Speculoscopy is a procedure in which a special blue-white light (Speculite(R)) is used to examine the cervix at 4-6x magnification 60 seconds after the application of acetic acid for cancerous or pre-cancerous lesions. The light source (Speculite(R)) is adhered to the inner side of the upper blade of the vaginal speculum by an adhesive strip. The light is generated by chemiluminescent reaction for 15-20 minutes. The test can be used to complement a pap smear in screening of cervical cancer. A negative pap smear along with a negative speculoscopy provides greater assurance of absence of disease.
At this time there is no CPT/HCPCS code for this and most medical insurance companies do not cover this procedure.