CPT^® 51798, Under Urodynamic Procedures on the Bladder

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 51798 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Urodynamic Procedures on the Bladder.

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Providers perform this ultrasound to measure the volume of residual urine in the bladder.

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52000/51798

I would suggest: 52000 51798... [ Read More ]

52000/51798

I don't show that it needs a modifier, 51798 does not include a cystoscopy... [ Read More ]

52000/51798

Hello everyone - Looking for some assistance to make sure these two codes are allowed together in an office setting. Reason I ask because 52000 per code description it states " separate procedure ".... [ Read More ]

Help! Post void residual done without ultrasound?

Use 51701 for a bladder catheterization to measure PVR urine. Use 51798 if you use ultrasound to measure PVR.... [ Read More ]

PVR - Post Void Residual --- Imaging data point?

[QUOTE="SarahCaldwell, post: 507055, member: 304968"] Hi, did you end up making a decision on this question about counting the 51798 PVR as an imaging data point? I'm researching whether this particul... [ Read More ]

PVR - Post Void Residual --- Imaging data point?

Hi, did you end up making a decision on this question about counting the 51798 PVR as an imaging data point? I'm researching whether this particular code should be considered surgery or radiology. I r... [ Read More ]

billing 51725

Per NCCI, the E/M codes are the column 2 code with 51725, so the modifier 25 on the E/M would be the correct way to bill. According to this bulletin from MassHealth, if it is still current, they foll... [ Read More ]

BLADDER ULTRASOUND

[QUOTE="csperoni, post: 499366, member: 164618"] If they did an ultrasound and report of the bladder (not just capacity or residual urine measurements), then 76857 is correct. 51798 is a CCI bundle w... [ Read More ]

BLADDER ULTRASOUND

If they did an ultrasound and report of the bladder (not just capacity or residual urine measurements), then 76857 is correct. 51798 is a CCI bundle with 76857 and would not be billed together.... [ Read More ]

BLADDER ULTRASOUND

[B]BLADDER ULTRASOUND CPT QUESTION. [/B]What CPT code do you guys use ? This is my 1st time seeing a bladder ultrasound report. It just says the urinary bladder was evaluated and pre and post void vie... [ Read More ]

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