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ED Coding and Reimbursement Alert

Catheter Placement:

Evaluate Your Catheter Placement Code Options

Published on Fri Dec 07, 2018

Step one: Identify “indwelling.” If you’re reporting 51701 (Insertion of non-indwelling bladder catheter [e.g., straight catheterization for residual urine]) for every catheter insertion your ED performs, you could be missing out on reimbursement. Check out this quick primer on how to report catheterization codes. Tip 1: Differentiate 51701 From Other Options The CPT® manual includes several codes for catheter placement that might [...]
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