<unk>  is a procedure in which a special blue-white light (Speculite) is used to examine the cervix for cancerous or pre-cancerous lesions. Acetic acid is applied to the cervix, it is let sit for 60 seconds, then the cervix is examined with 4-6x magnification. The light is generated by a chemiluminescent light stick, which is attached to the inner side of the upper blade of the vaginal speculum by an adhesive strip. The test can be used to complement a pap smear in screening of cervical cancer. A negative<unk> , along with a negative pap smear provides greater assurance of absence of disease. It was developed in 1988. It was FDA approved as an add-on to Pap smear screening in 1995. At this time there is no CPT/HCPCS code for this and most medical insurance companies do not cover this procedure. Light strip provides light for 15–20 minutes.
Speculoscopy
Vaginoscopy
Pouchoscopy
High vaginal swab
Culdoscopy
Cytobrush
Genitography
Rectovaginal examination