Urology Coding Alert
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Get the NCCI 10.1 Rundown Here
Published on Mon Apr 12, 2004
Integrate these new urology bundles before the month's end The National Correct Coding Initiative released the following urology-related bundles effective April 1-June 30, 2004.
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Urology Coding Alert
- Frequently Asked Questions About Coding Hand-Assisted Laparoscopies
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NCCI 10.1 Complicates Coding for Dilation and Stenosis
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Point to Path/Lab Codes for Prostate Massage
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Get the NCCI 10.1 Rundown Here
Integrate these new urology bundles before the month's end The National Correct Coding Initiative released [...] - Reader Question:
Expand Your Prosthesis Coding With This Rule
Question: A patient presented with an infected non-inflatable penile prosthesis. We removed the old prosthesis [...] - Reader Question:
Open Up Billing Opportunities With Nephrectomy
Question: Our surgeon performed a hand-assisted laparoscopic radical nephrectomy and finished with an open distal [...] - Reader Question:
Sling Questions at Your Doctor to Confirm Codes
Question: Normally, when our doctors do a urethral sling and an arcus tendinous bladder sling, [...] - Reader Question:
Add -22 to Services for Duplicate Ureter
Question: One of our patients has two ureters on the left side. The doctor placed [...] - Reader Question:
Expect Modifiers for Unexpected Encounters
Question: A patient who had a percutaneous nephro-stolithotomy last week returned to the office. The [...] - Reader Question:
Focus on -51 for ESWL With Laser Procedures
Question: My physician is doing an ESWL, plus a ureteronephroscopy with holmium laser of the [...] - Reader Question:
Ponder Alternatives to 52310
Question: The physician palpated the patient's flaccid penis, and found a hard area in the [...]
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