CPT^® 50820, Under Repair Procedures on the Ureter

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 50820 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair Procedures on the Ureter.

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In this procedure, the provider cuts a portion of the intestine known as the ileum, closes it from one end to form a pouch, sutures the ureter to divert urine into the ileal pouch, and connects the other end of the ileal pouch to the abdominal wall to create an external opening for outflow of urine. He then sutures the cut ends of the intestine together to reestablish bowel continuity. He primarily performs this procedure to facilitate urine excretion following surgical removal of the urinary bladder due to severe trauma or malignancy.

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CPT for placement ileal conduit urinary diversion without cystectomy

I would suggest the following coding...44238 and bench mark to 50820-50... [ Read More ]

CPT for placement ileal conduit urinary diversion without cystectomy

I am looking for the CPT code for CPT for placement ileal conduit urinary diversion without cystectomy done robotically I am not sure if it is an unlisted code benchmarked to 50820... [ Read More ]

yCPT code 51597

Because a true pelvic exenteration also includes removal of the uterus, tubes and ovaries as well as removal of the anus, rectum, and part of the sigmoid colon (not reported), I would suggest the foll... [ Read More ]

yCPT code 51597

When would this code be used? I have a patient who had robotic assisted lap radical cystectomy with pelvic extenteration, lap bilateral pelvic lymph node dissection, and open ileal conduit, Do I bill... [ Read More ]

Robot assisted laparoscopic cystectomy with bilateral lymphadenectomy and Ileal conduit urinary diversion - CPT code

Your coding is not correct. Bench mark the 51999 to 51570, an open total cystectomy, and also bill for an open ileal conduit with 50820-50 as reported in the operative report. Some carriers will inclu... [ Read More ]

Surgery ?

Looks like your doctors only did ... [ Read More ]

Ileal loop urinary diversion WITHOUT cystectomy

You indicated it was lap, I assume meaning laparoscopic. I don't generally code urology, but aren't both 51595 and 50820 open? I think this is unlisted 50949. I would submit an appeal letter to val... [ Read More ]

Ileal loop urinary diversion WITHOUT cystectomy

maybe 50820 ?... [ Read More ]

Surgery

pelvic exenteration 51597 with ileal conduit 50820. Based on NCCI guidelines, if documentation supports, they are separately billable... [ Read More ]

Surgery

Without seeing the op note, this is hard to tell, but it sounds like a pelvic exenteration (CPT 51597). This code is for lower urinary tract malignancy. If a salpingo-oophorectomy is done at the sam... [ Read More ]

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