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tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2009 Issue 3
Question: A female patient reports to the ED complaining of burning during urination and pelvic pain. The nurse is unable to place a catheter, and to rule out a urinary tract infection (UTI), the physician performs a bladder catheterization. Notes indicate that the physician used a quick catheter kit to obtain the sample using standard sterile technique. No UTI was present. What is the code for this procedure?
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Answer: The quick catheter indicates that the physician performed a straight catheterization. On the claim, report the following:
- 51701 (Insertion of non-indwelling bladder catheter [e.g., straight catheterization...
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