AMA CPT® Assistant - 2012 Issue 8 (August)

Surgery: Urinary System (Q&A) (August 2012)

August 2012 page 13d Surgery: Urinary System Question: What is the appropriate code to report for a robotic laparoscopic urethropexy? May we use code 51840, Anterior vesicourethropexy, or urethropexy (eg, Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz, Burch); simple, or code 51841, Anterior vesicourethropexy, or urethropexy (eg, Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz, Burch); complicated (eg, secondary repair)? Answer: No. If a laparoscopic urethropexy is performed (with or without the robotic assistance), it is not appropriate to report the open codes 51840 or 51841. Instead, code 51990, Laparoscopy, surgical; urethral suspension for stress incontinence, or code 51992, Laparoscopy, surgical; sling operation for stress incontinence (eg, fascia or synthetic), should be...

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