tci Part B Insider - 2013 Issue 22

Part B Coding Coach: Report Female UI Surgical Procedures Easier With These Tips

If MD does a combined vaginal and abdominal approach to perform a suburethral sling operation, report this. The causes of female urinary incontinence are many, so you may be overwhelmed by treatment coding options. But if you can correctly decipher both the treatment and the cause, you’ll easily choose the best code every time. Here’s how. From both a clinical and coding perspective, it helps to think of incontinence procedures in categories. Your physician can choose from the following surgical options for incontinence: 1.Retropubic suspension 2.Needle procedures 3.Slings Remember, you also have minimally invasive...

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