Wiki Urology CPT Code Needed

GinaDornan

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Please need help! I need to bill a procedure a Urologist performed. The urologist was called in unexpectedly on a GYN planned hysterectomy to separate the bladder from the uterus and the Urologist did just that. Please need a CPT code advice what is appropriate to bill for reimbursement.
 
My instinct was that there is not a separate code for this, and I found this to back up my suspicion:
https://www.supercoder.com/my-ask-an-expert/topic/bladder-dissection

Typically, dissecting the bladder off the uterus is part of the hysterectomy surgery and done by the ob/gyn. If the work your urologist did justifies co-surgeons, you would need to co-ordinate with the gyn office and both bill the hysterectomy with modifier -62. The alternate is unlisted 53899.

Hope this helps!
 
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