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CPT® 51701, Under Introduction Procedures on the Bladder

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 51701 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Introduction Procedures on the Bladder.

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In this procedure, the provider places a non–indwelling catheter into the bladder via the urethra for the purpose of intermittent catheterization or catheterization to obtain residual urine left after voiding. A non–indwelling catheter is one that the provider places temporarily and removes after its purpose is complete, usually on the same day.

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Help! Post void residual done without ultrasound?
Use 51701 for a bladder catheterization to measure PVR urine. Use 51798 if you use ultrasound to measure PVR.... [ Read More ]
Help! Post void residual done without ultrasound?
[HEADING=2][/HEADING] Would you just use 51701 for the bladder cath and an E&M? Seems like that is what this is saying... [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.auanet.org//practice-resources/coding-and-reimb... [ Read More ]
prolonged service code G2212 billed with same day procedure
[QUOTE="jcrahan13, post: 507180, member: 332414"] Can anyone clarify the rules for billing prolonged time code G2212? Medicare is paying for it on some claims and will not on others. Does a procedure,... [ Read More ]
prolonged service code G2212 billed with same day procedure
Can anyone clarify the rules for billing prolonged time code G2212? Medicare is paying for it on some claims and will not on others. Does a procedure, for example a straight cath 51701 or urodynamic p... [ Read More ]
coding question/billing question
51701 is bundled into 57160 and cannot be unbundled or paid even with a modifier... [ Read More ]
coding question/billing question
I have a claim that was billed out with 99213-25, 57160, and 51701-59 will they pay the 51701 with the 59 modifier or will it bundle with 57160... [ Read More ]
Billing procedures by RN obgyn coding straight cath urine sample
Hello! I am looking for assistance in regards to billing for procedures performed by a nurse (RN) in office. I recently started coding for OBGYN and there have been quite a few questions popping up ... [ Read More ]
Can someone help me.
I looked in index under insertion, found urethra, what to page 407. This is not a Foley Cath so I'm thinking 51703 but documentation doesn't state complicated so I'm not sure if I could use 51701?... [ Read More ]
Catheter to test for UTI
[QUOTE="rthomas@impcna.com, post: 474422, member: 431816"] I work in a pediatric clinic and we have to do this procedure a few times a year. We use code 51701. [/QUOTE] Do you bill for equipment?... [ Read More ]
Catheter to test for UTI
I work in a pediatric clinic and we have to do this procedure a few times a year. We use code 51701.... [ Read More ]
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