AMA CPT® Assistant - 2006 Issue 5 (May)
Surgery: Urinary System (May 2006)
May 2006 page 17c Urinary System, 51840 (Q&A) Question Is code 51840, Anterior vesicourethropexy, or urethropexy (eg, Marshall- Marchetti-Krantz, Burch); simple, gender specific, or can we report it for all patients regardless of their gender AMA Comment The code descriptor language of code 51840 does not designate a specific gender. It would be appropriate to report code 51840 for a simple anterior vesicourethropexy, or urethropexy, whether performed on a female or male patient. Urinary System, 51840 (Q&A). CPT® Assistant. 2006; May 2006 page 17c ...
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