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Cysto With Washings
Published on Sun Jul 01, 2001
Test your coding knowledge. Determine how you would code this situation before looking at the box below for the answer. Question: When we perform a cysto with washings, should we use 52000 or 52005 ?
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Answer: If you perform washings from the kidney via ureteral catheters, use 52005 (cystourethroscopy, with ureteral catheterization, with or without irrigation, instillation, or ureteropyelography, exclusive of radiologic service). If you do washings only from the bladder without cystoscopy, use 51700* (bladder irrigation, simple, lavage and/or instillation). With cystoscopy, use both 52000 (cystourethroscopy [separate procedure]) and 51700*-51 (multiple procedures).
