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Get to the Bottom of This Ureteral Stone Lithotripsy Scenario

Published on Fri Dec 11, 2020

Question: A patient with bilateral ureter stones underwent a cystoscopy and bilateral placement of double-J stents. The urologist then performed an extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy of the right and left ureteral stones. What’s the CPT® coding? Texas Subscriber Answer: Since there’s no existing code that combines each of the aforementioned services, your coding breakdown should include two codes: one for [...]
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