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AMA CPT® Assistant - 2006 Issue 9 (September)
Surgery: Urinary System (September 2006)
September 2006 page 13c
Surgery: Urinary System, 50945 (Q&A)
Question
Is it appropriate to report code
50945, Laparoscopy, surgical; ureterolithotomy,
for each stone removed from the ureter?
AMA Comment
No. Code 50945 is intended to
be reported one time per surgical session, regardless
of the number of stones removed.
Surgery: Urinary System, 50945 (Q&A). CPT® Assistant. 2006; September 2006 page 13c
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