CPT^® 50593, Under Lithotripsy and Ablation Procedures on the Kidney

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 50593 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Lithotripsy and Ablation Procedures on the Kidney.

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The provider ablates, or destroys, one or more small renal masses in one kidney in a minimally invasive surgical procedure using cryotherapy, or extreme cold, applied through a percutaneous needle.

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RT and LT modifier modifier lt/rt

Hi, I have confusion about appending LT and RT modifiers along with the CPTs which have "Unilateral" in the procedure description. For example. 69210 (Removal impacted cerumen requiring instrumentat... [ Read More ]

Renal Ablation, 50593

Are there any offices performing this in the office setting and being reimbursed by Medicare? NGS our "new" contractor cannot provide documentation supporting the allowed places of service for this c... [ Read More ]

gas used for cryoablation

I am wondering if we can charge seperately a supply charge for the gas we use for cryoablations, such as with 50593. I can not find any information if the charge is included in the CPT. Does anyone h... [ Read More ]

Michelle Dunn Posts (00096920)

Patient has a history of renal cancer and the kidney has been removed. There was metastic adrenal disease and patient presents now for cryoablation of the retroperitoneum. I wouldn't think 50593 would... [ Read More ]

cryoablation kidney

[QUOTE="prabha, post: 65434, member: 34053"]My codes for the below procedure are 50593 77013-26 76940-2659.Do we need to code the biopsy of kidney seperately or it is included in cryoablation? ... [ Read More ]

cryoablation kidney

My codes for the below procedure are 50593 77013-26 76940-2659.Do we need to code the biopsy of kidney seperately or it is included in cryoablation? The patient was placed prone on ... [ Read More ]

New CPT Codes

[B]I'm not 100% certain this is completely accurate since I do not know where this person obtained the info...use with caution. It's a "cut/paste" of the link in my previous post.[/B] 99366 Medica... [ Read More ]

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