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Who if Financially Responsible for a Stent Purchase?

Published on Fri Jul 15, 2011

Question: We have a patient that needs a special ureteral stent, and we had to order it ourselves. The urologist inserted the special stent cystoscopically in the hospital (52332). The hospital does not deal with the company that supplied these other stents that worked so well for this patient. The surgery will not cover the stent cost. All total the stent costs $160.10. How do we go about having the patient pay for this stent?Pennsylvania SubscriberAnswer: Since your urologist performed the procedure, 52332 (Cystourethroscopy, with insertion of indwelling ureteral stent [e.g., Gibbons or double-J type]),in the hospital where the hospital furnishes the equipment, supplies, and materials necessary to perform the specific procedure, the hospital should report the cost of this stent on their supply cost report even though they did not purchase the special stent. Then, the urologist who did purchase the stent should seek compensation for his costs directly [...]
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