kandigrl79
Guru
Scenario: Surgeon does a cystoscopic trasurethral resection of a lesion (.3cm) on the prostatic urethra. He passes a resectoscope thru the cystoscope to accomplish this. I'm torn between 52214 and 52224. 52214 is the correct anatomical location (prostatic urethra), but states fulguration, and not resection. 52224 gives the right approach, but according to the 2011 coding companion is for resection of a bladder lesion. So...I'm torn, which of the two CPT codes would you use? OR, is there a completely different code out there that you would use? Help!