AMA CPT® Assistant - 2002 Issue 8 (August)
Urinary System (August 2002)
August 2002 page 11a Coding Consultation:Urinary System Urinary System, 52342, 50575 (Q&A) Question The physician has performed a cystourethroscopic endopyelotomy for ureteropelvic junction obstruction with placement of endopyelotomy stent. Should code 50575 be reported since the descriptor states "endopyelotomy"? AMA Comment CPT code 52342, Cystourethroscopy; with treatment of ureteropelvic junction stricture (eg, balloon dilation, laser, electrocautery, and incision), should be used for the cystourethroscopic endopyelotomy for ureteropelvic junction obstruction with placement of endopyelotomy stent. It would not be appropriate to report code 50575, Renal endoscopy through nephrotomy or pyelotomy, with or without irrigation, instillation, or ureteropyelography, exclusive of...
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