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Prophylactical Placement of Ureteral Stents

Published on Thu Mar 14, 2024

Question: If the ob-gyn places catheters for identification of the ureters (52005) during a gyn procedure —usually a hysterectomy — and then removed them at the end of the procedure, is 52005 billable? I had thought the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) Procedure to Procedure (PTP) manual stated that it was not billable if only done for this purpose, but maybe [...]
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