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Take 3 Steps to Steer Clear of Bladder Cath Coding Pitfalls

Published on Wed May 11, 2022

Learn when to report P9612 versus 51701. Sometimes your urologist may need to insert a non-indwelling bladder catheter. In this case, you would report this service with code 51701 (Insertion of non-indwelling bladder catheter (eg, straight catheterization for residual urine)). However, if you don’t know how to appropriately report an evaluation and management (E/M) service with 51701, you could be [...]
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