CPT® 50040, Under Incision Procedures on the Kidney
The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 50040 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Incision Procedures on the Kidney.
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Summary
The provider incises the kidney and creates an opening from the kidney to the outside of the abdomen when a blockage prevents urine from draining from the kidneys. Common causes of such a blockage are ovarian cancer, colon cancer, kidney stones, and pyonephrosis (infection of the renal collecting system).
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