Urology Coding Alert
Reader Questions:
Know the 'String Attached' to Stent Removal Coding
Published on Sat Aug 14, 2010
Question: Washington Subscriber Answer: If there is no reportable E/M service -- for example, if you're within the global period of a surgical procedure such as an extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) -- you would have to include the string-pulling stent removal as part of the original procedure.
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