AMA CPT® Assistant - 2013 Issue 3 (March)
Surgery: Urinary System (Q&A) (March 2013)
March 2013 page 14 Surgery: Urinary System Question: A physician is performing a hysterectomy that involves extensive dissection around the ureters and bladder. The physician performs a cystoscopy at the end of the procedure to ensure that there wasn't any injury to the bladder, and that the ureters are functioning properly. May code 52000 be additionally reported for the cystoscopy procedure? Answer: No. It would not be appropriate to report CPT code 52000, Cystourethroscopy (separate procedure), in addition to a hysterectomy, when performed during the same operative session. If cystourethroscopy is used after a major surgical procedure to check...
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