tci Outpatient Facility Coding Alert - 2019 Issue 4

Reader Question: Bundle Catheter Placement into TUIP Code

Question: The surgeon performs a cystoscopy with transurethral incision of the prostate (TUIP) on a patient with benign hypertrophic prostatitis. What CPT® code am I reporting? May I report the catheter placement separately? Indiana Subscriber Answer: During a TUIP procedure, the surgeon will pass a resectoscope into the tip of the penis to the prostate. The surgeon then makes one or two incisions or cuts through the bladder neck and into the prostate. Next, the provider will insert a catheter from the tip of the penis into the bladder for drainage purposes. It’s first important to know that...

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