CPT^® 50688, Under Other Introduction (Injection/Change/Removal) Procedures on the Ureter

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 50688 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Other Introduction (Injection/Change/Removal) Procedures on the Ureter.

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In this procedure, the provider removes a ureterostomy tube already in place or she removes an externally accessible ureteral stent via an ileal conduit and exchanges the tube or stent for a new one.

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Pouchoscopy

[QUOTE="liqgold2@aol.com, post: 490114, member: 729454"] Since the pouch represents a substitute bladder, code 52000 as recommended in 2021 CPT manual for a pouchoscopy or endoscopy of an ileal condui... [ Read More ]

Pouchoscopy

Since the pouch represents a substitute bladder, code 52000 as recommended in 2021 CPT manual for a pouchoscopy or endoscopy of an ileal conduit.. Bill 50688 for change of a JJ stent via an ileal cond... [ Read More ]

Nephrostomy coding

Placement of new nephrostomy tube is 50432 if it is an exchange it is 50435 Ureteral Stent placement without cysto is 50688 Debbie CPC, CUC... [ Read More ]

Loop Endoscopy with Ureteral Stent change

Patient had previous Pelvic exenteration w/ileal conduit but the conduit became necrotic and was removed. Patient now had Colon conduit w/bilateral ureteral strictures at the juncture of the colon co... [ Read More ]

Looposcopy with removal of right ureteral stent

[b]looposcopy ?[/b] how about 44385/50688... [ Read More ]

new nephrostomy codes for 2016 conduit ileal nephroureterostomy tube ureteral

With the new code changes in 2016 wasn't sure what to charge for this. Antegrade pyelograms with conversion of bilateral nephroureterostomy tubes to retrograde ureteral tubes via the pts. ileal condui... [ Read More ]

Placement of ureteral stent

Could anyone tell me what CPT codes to use for "placement" of a nephroureteral catheter through an ileal conduit. I can only find the codes for the replacement of a ureterostomy tube/ureteral stent v... [ Read More ]

Very confused on this one. Need help please

[QUOTE="suela923@aol.com, post: 341676, member: 94624"]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello all! I am not sure how to code this. Any help is apprecia... [ Read More ]

Very confused on this one. Need help please

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello all! I am not sure how to code this. Any help is appreciated!! 50390-59, 74425 50393,-51 74480 (I bill outpatie... [ Read More ]

Multiple procedures or one procedure???

Hello all! I am not sure how to code this. 50390-59, 74425 50393,-51 74480 50688, 75984 Would you add a Mod 51 for multiple procedures or would you consider that the stent placement 50393 was jus... [ Read More ]

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