CPT^® 55873, Under Other Procedures on the Prostate

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 55873 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Other Procedures on the Prostate.

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In this procedure, the provider uses a rapid freezing technique to destroy cancerous cells in the prostate. She performs the procedure under ultrasound guidance.

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I struggle when it is ok to use mod 59 and allow a procedure to be billed out with multiple other procedures. Here is the situation our physician did a cryoablation of the prostate (55873) and also a... [ Read More ]

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