AMA CPT® Assistant - 2006 Issue 5 (May)
Surgery: Urinary System (May 2006)
May 2006 page 17b Urinary System, 50250 (Q&A) Question When reporting procedure code 50250, Ablation, open, one or more renal mass lesion(s), cryosurgical, including intraoperative ultrasound, if performed, is it also appropriate to report a code for the performance of the intraoperative ultrasound? AMA Comment As indicated in the descriptor of code 50250, intraoperative ultrasound is considered to be an inherent component of the procedure and, therefore, should not be separately reported. Urinary System, 50250 (Q&A). CPT® Assistant. 2006; May 2006 page 17b ...
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