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Published on Thu Aug 13, 2020

Question: A few days following a right percutaneous nephrolithiotomy, a patient returned to the operating room (OR) for a procedure to remove remaining kidney stones. The surgeon documented a right percutaneous nephrolithiotomy via the same access tract, the performance of a right antegrade nephostrogram with subsequent interpretation, and a right nephrostomy tube removal. What’s the CPT® coding? Idaho Subscriber Answer: [...]
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