tci Part B Insider - 2008 Issue 38

CPT 2009: CPT Makes HPV Code Official; Radically Changes TURP Coding

Hint: You can use one code with a modifier for stages 1 and 2 of TURP.Forget everything you know about coding TURP procedures.That's because CPT 2009 makes drastic changes to the existing advice for reporting transurethral resections of the prostate (TURP). As of Jan. 1, you'll find TURP codes 52612-52620 on the deleted list. CPT now advises the following: "For first stage transuretharal partial resection of prostate, use 52601 (Transurethral electrosurgical resection of prostate...). For second stage partial resection of prostate, use 52601 with modifier 58 (Staged or related procedure or service by the same physician...

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