Urology Coding Alert
Master the Ureterolysis Edits With This Tool
Check this list before you report 50715 with another urology procedure
Ncci Edits 10.3 has determined that 50715 (Ureterolysis, with or without repositioning of ureter for retroperitoneal fibrosis) is included in the urology procedures listed below. All of these comprehensive/ component code pairs have status indicators of "1," which means you can unbundle them and report them together under the right circumstances.
50541 - Laparoscopy, surgical; ablation of renal cysts
50542 - ... ablation of renal mass lesion(s)
50543 - ... partial nephrectomy
50544 - ... pyeloplasty
50545 - ... radical nephrectomy
50546 - ... nephrectomy, including partial ureterectomy
50547 - ... donor nephrectomy from living donor
50548 - ... nephrectomy with total ureterectomy
54690 - Laparoscopy, surgical; orchiectomy
54692 - ... orchiopexy for intra-abdominal testis
55550 - Laparoscopy, surgical, with ligation of spermatic veins for varicocele
55866 - Laparoscopy, surgical prostatectomy, retropubic radical, including nerve sparing
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