Urology Coding Alert
Avoid 52612 Going Forward
Question: Florida Subscriber Answer: The code 52612 (Transurethral resection of prostate; first stage of two-stage resection [partial resection]), partial TURP, would have been appropriate for your procedure, but CPT deleted this code for 2009. Based on what your urologist performed, you should choose a code as follows: If your physician performed a transurethral biopsy of the prostatic urethral nodule,report 52204 (Cystourethroscopy, with biopsy[s]). If,however, the urologist removed the nodule by transurethral resection, and the nodule was no larger than 0.5 cm, report 52224 (Cystourethroscopy, with fulguration [including cryosurgery or laser surgery] or treatment of MINOR [less than 0.5 cm] lesion[s] with or without biopsy) instead.
Urology Coding Alert
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Avoid 52612 Going Forward
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Open Code Doesn't Apply to Perc Procedure
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