You Be the Coder:
Count Stents In Some Circumstances
Published on Mon Jul 18, 2016
Question: Treatment for a biliary cancer patient involved placing two separate bile-duct stents through a single percutaneous access. This was a new access. Can we bill for two stent placements? Indiana Subscriber Answer: You can bill for two stent placements in this case. Given that you do not mention placement of separate biliary drainage catheter, the correct code is 47539 (Placement of [...]