CPT^® 51565, Under Excision Procedures on the Bladder

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 51565 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision Procedures on the Bladder.

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In this procedure, the provider surgically removes a diseased or injured portion of the bladder close to the ureter and then he reimplants the ureter into the bladder through a newly created entry point in bladder.

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MAC and a ketamine infusion

Here a previous thread regarding this procedure [url]https://www.aapc.com/memberarea/forums/51565-ketamine-infusion-rsd.html[/url]... [ Read More ]

TURP global

The patient presents to the urologist's office for his routine followup following a TURP. During his office visit, he complains of post-op dysuria and urge incontinence. The provider does a cystoscopy... [ Read More ]

Attempted resection pelvic mass

[b]Quite the operation...[/b] This a definitely a complicated case and one that does not come up all that often. I coded urology for 6 years and can't say that I have seen another one like it, althou... [ Read More ]

Attempted resection pelvic mass

[QUOTE="emcee101, post: 347108, member: 152228"]I think that we will need more info in order to give you any advice. The term "pelvic mass" can mean so many different anatomic locations, types of mass... [ Read More ]

Ketamine Infusion

[b]lidocaine bolus[/b] My question is this: What code does a pain physician use to bill for his/her time/participation in a lidocaine bolus when it takes place in a facility, such as a surgical cent... [ Read More ]

bladder diverticulectomy with ureteral reimplantation

51565, cystectomy, partial, with reimplantation of ureter(s) into bladder (ureteroneocystostomy) should work depending on how the op note reads.... [ Read More ]

Ketamine Billing in Facility by Provider

[url]http://www.aapc.com/memberarea/forums/showthread.php?t=51565[/url] This thread describes ketamine in facility setting by physician.... [ Read More ]

Ketamine Infusion

[url]http://www.aapc.com/memberarea/forums/showthread.php?t=51565[/url] In the above past thread on ketamine injections, it is noted that in a facility setting 9636X codes can not be reported by the ... [ Read More ]

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