CPT® 0421T, Under Prostate Ablation Procedure
The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 0421T as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Prostate Ablation Procedure.
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Summary
The provider uses ultrasound guidance and a robotic guidance system to deliver saline at high velocity through a catheter inserted into the urethra to destroy (ablate) the prostate to treat benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), an enlargement of the prostate, which commonly occurs in older men and results in urinary urgency, frequency, straining, weak flow, and incomplete bladder emptying. This code includes other procedures on the urethra and seminal vesicles when performed.
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