Urology Coding Alert
Reader Question:
Let Indiana Pouch Definition Guide Your Coding
Published on Thu Jan 14, 2016
Question: My urologist performed an Indiana pouch as a urinary diversion. What code should I use for this procedure?
Utah Subscriber
Answer: An Indiana pouch is the name given to a particular continent urinary diversion constructed using small and large bowl. The correct code for this diversion would be 50825 (Continent diversion, including intestine anastomosis using any segment of small and/or large intestine …). Other different continent urinary diversions using small and/or large bowl are the Miami pouch, Kock pouch, or Camey enterocystoplasty.
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