AMA CPT® Assistant - 2005 Issue 7 (July)

Surgery: Urinary System (July 2005)

July 2005 page 15c Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Urinary System, 52450, 52500, 52648 (Q&A) Question Would it be appropriate to report codes 52450 and 52500 in conjunction with code 52648 during the same session? AMA Comment From a CPT coding perspective, CPT codes 52450, Transurethral incision of prostate, and 52500, Transurethral resection of bladder neck (separate procedure), are considered inclusive components to code 52648, Contact laser vaporization with or without transurethral resection of prostate, including control of postoperative bleeding, complete (vasectomy, meatotomy, cystourethroscopy, urethral calibration and/or dilation, and internal urethrotomy are included); therefore, it would not be appropriate...

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