AMA CPT® Assistant - 2021 Issue 12 (December)

Periurethral Balloon Continence Device Procedures (December 2021)

December 2021 page 11 Periurethral Balloon Continence Device Procedures For the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2022 code set, four new Category I codes (53451-53454) have been established to replace four deleted Category III codes (0548T-0551T) for reporting placement of a transperineal periurethral balloon continence device (ie, voiding prosthesis), urethral measurement, and removal of the device. This article provides an overview of the appropriate use of these new codes. Repair  53451 Periurethral transperineal adjustable balloon continence device; bilateral insertion, including cystourethroscopy and imaging guidance (Do not report 53451 in conjunction with 52000, 53452, 53453, 53454, 76000)  53452 unilateral insertion...

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