Staying Dry After Prostate Surgery

Why This Topic Matters

Post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence can lead to multiple procedure choices and coding scenarios. Understanding the clinical setting, the procedure families discussed, and the related coding references helps support accurate surgical reporting and medical necessity documentation.

Article Sections

1. Fast Facts

   High-level background on prostate cancer, prostatectomy, and the frequency of urinary incontinence after treatment.

2. How A Prostatectomy Affects Urination

   Basic anatomy and an explanation of how prostate removal can affect continence mechanisms.

3. Risk Factors for Urinary Incontinence

   Patient and anatomic factors associated with a higher likelihood of post-treatment incontinence.

4. Evaluation of Incontinence

   Clinical assessment approaches used to characterize the type, severity, and impact of incontinence after prostate treatment.

5. Types of Urinary Incontinence After Prostate Treatment

   Overview of the main incontinence categories described in the post-prostatectomy setting.

6. Treatment of Urinary Incontinence

   General conservative management options and when surgery may be considered.

7. Surgical Options

   The major procedural approaches used to address post-prostate-treatment incontinence, including outpatient surgical management.

8. Artificial Urinary Sphincter (AUS) device

   General description of the artificial urinary sphincter procedure and device components discussed in the article.

9. CPT Codes For AUS Device

   CPT reporting guidance and code grouping information for the artificial urinary sphincter procedure family.

10. Coding Example

    A brief example involving reporting for an artificial urinary sphincter device scenario.

11. Male Sling

    General discussion of sling-based surgical management and the types of male slings described.

12. CPT Codes for Sling Procedure

    CPT reporting guidance and code grouping information for male sling procedures.

13. Coding Example

    A brief example involving reporting for a male sling procedure scenario.

14. Adjustable Balloon Device

    Overview of periurethral adjustable balloon placement and the general clinical setting in which it is discussed.

15. CPT Codes for Adjustable Balloon Device

    CPT reporting guidance and code grouping information for the adjustable balloon continence device.

16. Coding Example

    A brief example involving reporting for an adjustable balloon device scenario.