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Think Twice Before Coding Urethral Dilation With Cystolitholapaxy

Published on Mon Apr 13, 2020

Question: I’m working on an operative report for a cystoscopy in which the provider uses a jaw grasper to manually crush and remove bladder stones. Following the removal of the calculi, the surgeon performed a urethral dilation with a 22-French 10 cc Foley catheter. What CPT® code(s) should I report? Mississippi Subscriber Answer: In this scenario, you’ve got to take [...]
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