CPT^® 51736, Under Urodynamic Procedures on the Bladder

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 51736 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Urodynamic Procedures on the Bladder.

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Summary

Uroflowmetry (UFR) is the process of measuring how much liquid the patient excretes from the bladder. It is measured in cubic centimeters per second. The rate is the ratio of volume over time.

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51736 and 51798 After TURP

CMS global surgery guidelines say that diagnostic procedures are not part of the surgical package, and I believe that 51736 and 51798 would fall into this category. Neither of these procedures have a... [ Read More ]

51736 and 51798 After TURP

Good Morning, The patient underwent a TURP and is in the global period. The provider is billing a 51736 urine flow measurement and 51798 US Urine capacity during the global period. The documentation s... [ Read More ]

Help! Post void residual done without ultrasound?

[b]51798 used no matter imaging[/b] [url]http://www.auanet.org/practice-resources/coding-and-reimbursement/coding-resources-and-information/ultrasound-documentation-requirements[/url] AUA webpage st... [ Read More ]

billing

If our provider performs Uroflow pvr he wants to bill for 51702 and 51736 (which 51702 is a component of 51736) can we just bill for the insertion of the catheter by itself and leave out 51736 due to... [ Read More ]

Help! Post void residual done without ultrasound?

[QUOTE="emcee101, post: 393925, member: 152228"]You were led down the wrong path.... and you should not use 51798 if you are not using a PVR machine. As mentioned previously, the code description stat... [ Read More ]

Help! Post void residual done without ultrasound?

[b]Wow.....[/b] You were led down the wrong path.... and you should not use 51798 if you are not using a PVR machine. As mentioned previously, the code description states specifically that this is do... [ Read More ]

Help! Post void residual done without ultrasound?

Hi, Codergirl93. Our clinical manager definitely confirmed that we would not be doing an ultrasound and would simply be measuring the output to calculate the retained volume. We will take a look a... [ Read More ]

Help! Post void residual done without ultrasound?

Non-urology coder here :) We have a Gyn Onc who has a patient coming in for what they are calling a post-void residual and I can't figure out what code we would use. Procedure as described to me: W... [ Read More ]

Urology 76857

Wellcare Medicaid denied the billed 76857 because it was billed the same day as urodynamic studies (51725, 51726, 51727, 51728, 51729, 51736, 51741). According their coder the measurement of a post-v... [ Read More ]

Billing for UroDynamics

[b]Urodynamics[/b] Ceclia, We do a limited amount in our OB GYN practice. PST (potassium test) 51700 J3480 RESCUE 51700 J1644 DMSO 51700 J1212 J1644 J3301 51725 51736 Like I said it is limited,... [ Read More ]

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