You Be the Coder:
Stent Removal
Published on Wed Mar 01, 2000
Test your coding knowledge. Determine how you would code this situation before looking at the box below for the answer.Question: How should we bill for stent removal?Anonymous Oregon Subscriber
Answer: Stent removal should be billed 52310 (cystourethroscopy, with removal of foreign body, calculus, or ureteral stent from urethra or bladder [separate procedure]; simple) with a modifier -58. The modifier -58 is to indicate that this was a planned procedure because when you placed the stent, you obviously intended to remove it at some time. If the stent removal is complicated, use 52315. |
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