Urology Coding Alert

CCI 20.1:

Focus Your CCI 20.1 Updates on New Code 52356

Good news: You only have a few edits to add to your bundling lists.  The second round of Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits for 2014 does some cleanup, bundling new 2014 codes with existing codes. The urology code in the crosshairs is 52356 (Cystourethroscopy with ureteroscopy and /or pyeloscopy; with lithotripsy including insertion of indwelling ureteral stent eg. Gibbons or [...]
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