CPT^® 50575, Under Endoscopy Procedures on the Kidney

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 50575 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Endoscopy Procedures on the Kidney.

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To perform an antegrade endopyelotomy, the urologist passes a scope through an incision in the skin and into the kidney. Then the physician incises the stricture at the UPJ.

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