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CPT® 50785, Under Repair Procedures on the Ureter

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 50785 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair Procedures on the Ureter.

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In this procedure, the provider surgically transplants the ureter to a different site in the urinary bladder to allow an uninterrupted flow of urine. He connects the ureter to the new opening in the bladder by suturing the bladder and psoas or by harvesting a long, elliptical flap from the bladder roof.

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Ureterectomy with ureteral reimplant and Boari flap w/ left pelvic lymph node dissection?
I would suggest the following coding for your clinical scenario: 50785 38571-52 All other codes are bundled or included in 50785... [ Read More ]
Ureterectomy with ureteral reimplant and Boari flap w/ left pelvic lymph node dissection?
Hi! Is 50785 the only code I can bill for this procedure? I read an article that said I could bill "50785 for the reimplantation via the Boari technique, 50650-51 ([I]Ureterectomy, with bladder cuff [... [ Read More ]
lap ureterectom excision of fistula & reimplantation
I would suggest the following coding for your clinical scenario: 50947 for the ureteral reimplantation 51999 unlisted code for the Psoas bladder hitch bench mark to 50785 50949 unlisted c... [ Read More ]
laparoscopic prostatectomy with open anastomosis
Without an op report, I would direct you to look through 50740 to 50785.... [ Read More ]
Attempted resection pelvic mass
[b]Quite the operation...[/b] This a definitely a complicated case and one that does not come up all that often. I coded urology for 6 years and can't say that I have seen another one like it, althou... [ Read More ]
Need Assistance: Right robotic ureteroneocystostomy
Psoas hitch is not included in 50947. Use unlisted and compare to the open CPT 50785. I would not bill the nodule tissue, it sounds incidental to me.... [ Read More ]
Need Assistance: Right robotic ureteroneocystostomy
Indications: Metastatic CA distal right ureter, peritoneal lymph node involvement Proceedures performed: (all laparoscopic w/robotic assistance) 1. Resection of distal ureter mass 2. Sample of nodu... [ Read More ]
vesico-psoas hitch
is there a code for just this-my general surgeon did this but did not do the rest of 50785 Thanks for your input Cathy... [ Read More ]
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