Urology Coding Alert
You Be the Coder:
Stent Removal Diagnosis
Published on Thu Oct 15, 2015
Question: What ICD-10 code should I report for the urologist’s work removing a stent?
Massachusetts Subscriber
Answer: You should report an ICD-10 code from the T19 family, such as T19.1XXA (Foreign body in bladder, initial encounter), for the removal of a ureteral stent. You’ll use CPT® code 52310 (Cystourethroscopy, with removal of foreign body, calculus, or ureteral stent from urethra or bladder [separate procedure]; simple).
Old way: Under ICD-9, you would have used 939.0 (Foreign body in genitourinary tract, bladder and urethra).
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