Urology Coding Alert
Reader Questions:
Open Placement Changes S/P Tube Coding
Published on Tue Jul 14, 2015
Question: How should I report a cystoscopy and SP tube placement?
South Dakota Subscriber
Answer: You should report 51102 (Aspiration of bladder; with insertion of suprapubic catheter) for the suprapubic (S/P) percutaneous placement of a bladder drainage tube. You can also report 52000 (Cystourethroscopy [separate procedure]) since your urologist also performed a cystoscopy.
Caveat: If your urologist instead performed a formal open placement of a S/P tube, you would report 51040 (Cystostomy, cystotomy with drainage) instead of 51102. You cannot separately report 52000 with this code.
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