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CPT® 50600, Under Incision/Biopsy Procedures on the Ureter

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 50600 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Incision/Biopsy Procedures on the Ureter.

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In this procedure, the provider incises the ureter to inspect the ureter or he drains the ureter by placing a drainage catheter between the ureter and the patient’s skin. 

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Intraoperative Consult/Ureter Identification?
For the exploration of the ureter I would bill 50600-52. I would not bill for the consultation as no consultation was dictated.... [ Read More ]
Ureterotomy??
I would suggest the following coding for your clinical scenario: 50600-52 for the exploration of the ureter and bladder. There was no ureterotomy dictated.... [ Read More ]
Help in coding surgery
[QUOTE="liqgold2@aol.com, post: 489751, member: 729454"] It sounds as if this exploration of the ureter was performed via laparoscopy/robotics. There is no specific code for this procedure. Therefore,... [ Read More ]
Help in coding surgery
It sounds as if this exploration of the ureter was performed via laparoscopy/robotics. There is no specific code for this procedure. Therefore, I would suggest the ureter unlisted code, 50949, and ben... [ Read More ]
parastomal wound exploration
I'm not very familiar with this type of procedure, but I did come across 50600 which mentions exploration or drainage. Is this right or am I way off base?... [ Read More ]
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