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Code 55821 Can Represent Robotic Assisted Simple Prostatectomy

Published on Thu Aug 11, 2016

Question: The urologist performed a DaVinci robotic-assisted simple suprapubic prostatectomy. Would this still qualify for 55866 with a reduction modifier 52, as this was a simple [...]
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