Urology Coding Alert
Dont Avoid Coding Voiding Trials
Question: How should I code a "voiding trial"?
UCA Subscriber
Answer: You won't find a CPT Code specific to the elements of a voiding trial, so you have to choose a code that most closely represents the service provided.
Choose from the following codes depending on the documentation provided by your urologist:
You may find that an E/M code is more appropriate depending on the components of the voiding trial your urologist performs.
Urology Coding Alert
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Diagnosis Code Surgery Complications
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Dont Avoid Coding Voiding Trials
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Append -52 to Unsuccessful Stricture Surgery
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Dont Mix -57 and Minor Procedures
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Dont Consider Multiple Tumors Unusual
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Stop the Search for an Incision Code
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Contract 52601 and -22
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Avoid Comparable DrugCodes
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When Appropriate,Unbundle
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Examine Biopsy Code Definitions
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Use Image to Choose 51798 or 76775
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Re-Examine the Documentation
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Exclude Bladder Lesion Margins
Test your coding knowledge. Determine how you would code this situation before looking at the [...]
