Pap with abnormal circumstance

We have a patient that has an anxiety attack when a pap smear is expected so we have to give her general anethesia to do the exam. What cpt code should we use. Thank You

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pelvic exam under anesthesia

Did you know...(optional medical lesson for coders)

the new guidelines say that for females 30 yrs and better if you do a pap with an HPV screening and both are normal that you can go three years between pelvic exams. There are some gynes who are reluctant to adopt this practice but in this case it would certainly make a happy patient. (Another tidbit- women who have had hysterectomies do not need pelvic exams or pap smears. Their cervix is resting in a jar in the pathology department and cannot develop cancer there. There is no other proven benefit to pelvic exams except to screen for cervical cancer.)