AMA CPT® Assistant - 2016 Issue 5 (May)

Coding Brief: Reporting Cystourethroscopy with Fulguration Procedures and Bladder Tumor Resections (May 2016)

May 2016 page 12 Coding Brief: Reporting Cystourethroscopy with Fulguration Procedures and Bladder Tumor Resections Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) codes 52204-52240 are used to report cystourethroscopy with biopsy fulguration and/or bladder tumor resection. This coding brief addresses correct coding when more than one fulguration is performed, as well as how tumor size dictates which code to report. 52204Cystourethroscopy with biopsy(s) 52214Cystourethroscopy, with fulguration (including cryosurgery or laser surgery) of trigone, bladder neck, prostatic fossa, urethra, or periurethral glands 52224Cystourethroscopy, with fulguration (including cryosurgery or laser surgery) or treatment of MIN0R (less than 0.5 cm) lesion(s) with or...

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