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I am new at coding for a urologist. Any help with this would be appreciated.
Procedures performed:
1) cystoscopy
2) bilateral ureteral stent removal
3) right retrorade pyelogram
4) bilateral ureteral stent placement
Would the correct codes be 52310 (removal), 52332-50 (insertion) and 50394 (retrograde pyelogram). Something just doesn't seem right though. Any ideas?
 
Not my specialty but this is what I come up with.
52332-50

cysto retro (52005) and stent removal (52310) is not separately reportable with stent placement.

Julie, CPC
 
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Did your urologist preform the reading and make a report of the retrograde pyelogram. You might also be able to report 74420 (you might need a modifier depending on circumstances). Code 50394 is for an antegrade injection of contrast through something like a nephrostomy tube.
 
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