CPT^® 51500, Under Excision Procedures on the Bladder

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 51500 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision Procedures on the Bladder.

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Summary

In this procedure, the provider surgically removes a urachal cyst or sinus. A urachus is an abnormal communication between the urinary bladder and the navel. He may also perform surgical correction of an umbilical hernia.

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Robot assisted Lap partial Cystectomy

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Need a help in Surgical procedure

[QUOTE="jayashree, post: 438959, member: 31604"]Preoperative Diagnosis: Previously infected umbilical cyst/urachal cyst with no midline urachal remnant Procedure: Resection of umblical/urachal cyst Sh... [ Read More ]

Need a help in Surgical procedure

Preoperative Diagnosis: Previously infected umbilical cyst/urachal cyst with no midline urachal remnant Procedure: Resection of umblical/urachal cyst Short note on procedure: Patient was given general... [ Read More ]

51500 or 51550?? Or both??

I am not sure which code I need to crosswalk the unlisted 51999 to: The da Vinci robotic system was docked into place. A dense area of fibrotic mass-like area which included the dome of the bladder... [ Read More ]

excision of infected umbilicus/urachus

I just coded one of these today! Pretty rare. I believe I used 51500, found in the urology section of the CPT book. I'm at home, so I don't have my CPT handy, but that sounds right.... [ Read More ]

Excision of chronic umbilical wound infection

You might want to double check with your surgeon to make sure it was not a urachal cyst , if so, 51500 may be appropriate...just a suggestion Debbie, CPC, CGSC... [ Read More ]

NCCI vs CPT

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