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Solidify Your +51797 Coding -- and Reimbursement -- With 3 FAQs

Published on Tue Feb 16, 2010

Hint: You cannot report this urodynamics code with 51726 anymore. CPT Codes 2010 wreaked havoc on your urodynamics codes -- and if you're more confused than ever about +51797 in particular, you not alone. Knowing what to report with +51797 can help you save $138 per claim. 1. Can I Report +51797 Alone? You can never report +51797 (Voiding pressure studies, intra-abdominal [i.e, rectal, gastric, intraperitoneal] [List separately in addition to code for primary procedure]) on its own. This code is an add-on code, which means you should never report +51797 without also listing a "primary" procedure. (Take a look at the sidebar "Learn the Ins and Outs of Add-on Codes to Ensure Payable Claims" for more about how to use add-on codes.) "+51797 has always been an add-on code and last year we were only allowed to use +51797 with 51795 (Voiding pressure studies; bladder voiding pressure, any technique)," says [...]
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