CPT® 52356, Under Ureter and Pelvis Transurethral Surgical Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 52356 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Ureter and Pelvis Transurethral Surgical Procedures.

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Summary

The provider performs a cystourethroscopy, the inspection of the interior of the bladder, the urethra, prostatic urethra, and ureteric openings using a cystoscope passed through the urethra and into the bladder, and performs a ureteroscopy (inspection of the ureters) and/or a pyeloscopy (inspection of the renal pelvis). He finds a stone which he breaks apart using lithotripsy and inserts an indwelling ureteral stent to keep the ureter open for passage of fragments and allow it to heal.

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