CPT^® 50544, Under Laparoscopic Procedures on the Kidney

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 50544 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Laparoscopic Procedures on the Kidney.

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The provider performs pyeloplasty, a surgical procedure to correct a blockage between the kidney and the ureter (the connection from the kidney to the bladder).

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laparoscopic pyeloplasty with stent placement - CPT help for the stent placement

Neither one is correct on its own. There is no specific laparoscopy code for stent insertion after laparoscopic pyeloplasty, 50544. Therefore. use the unlisted laparoscopy code, ureter, 50949 and ben... [ Read More ]

surgery ?

I would suggest the following coding for your clinical scenario: 50544 for laparoscopic/robotic pyeloplasty 50549 unlisted code laparoscopy procedure, renal, for removal ... [ Read More ]

surgery ?

[QUOTE="DAWNC34, post: 488591, member: 37134"] [I]"open" CPT code 50130- [/I]Pyelotomy; with removal of calculus (pyelolithotomy, pelviolithotomy, including coagulum pyelolithotomy) or use Unlisted ... [ Read More ]

surgery ?

[I]"open" CPT code 50130- [/I]Pyelotomy; with removal of calculus (pyelolithotomy, pelviolithotomy, including coagulum pyelolithotomy) or use Unlisted Lapar code if Pyelolithotomy was done Robotical... [ Read More ]

surgery ?

one of our physicians did a robotic pyeloplasty and pyelolithotomy for a UPJ obstruction with a renal pelvis stone i found cpt code 50544 for the pyeloplasty.. my question is how to bill for the sto... [ Read More ]

Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty

[QUOTE="JESSHEATH, post: 58587, member: 921"] Looking for a CPT code to best define a robotic assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty with stone abstraction performed by a Urologist. I find CPT 50544, but I... [ Read More ]

Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty

Proximal ureteroureterostomy

Help these were done lap and the ureter section does not have lots of options -here is what my provider did Proximal ureteroureterostomy,nephropexy and mobilization of the bladder I am leaning toward... [ Read More ]

looking for code

I believe you would have to use the unlisted laparoscopic stomach procedure code 43659 since there isn't a lap pyloroplasty code. I'm sure you already have but, just in case, make sure the doc didn't... [ Read More ]

Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty

Looking for a CPT code to best define a robotic assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty with stone abstraction performed by a Urologist. I find CPT 50544, but I am not sure that that includes the stone abst... [ Read More ]

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