CPT^® 51845, Under Repair Procedures on the Bladder

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 51845 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair Procedures on the Bladder.

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In this procedure, the provider suspends the bladder neck of a female patient by anchoring tissues on each side of the bladder neck and then suturing them to the fibrous tissue of the abdomen. He performs this procedure to treat stress incontinence, or the inability to hold urine during physical activities such as coughing, sneezing, laughing, or exercise.

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Sling Procedure for Stress Incontinence

This was a Raz procedure, therefore bill 51845... [ Read More ]

Raz Procedure Sling

I'm having trouble distinguishing when to use 51845 and 57288.. The provider states this was the "Raz procedure" but what exactly am I looking for to distinguish this from 57288? Thank you! Procedure... [ Read More ]

Sling Procedure for Stress Incontinence

Would you code this as 51845 or 57288? Thank you!! Procedure Performed Raz procedure with soft Prolene mess urethral sling Type of Anesthesia General Indications Severe stress incontinence Find... [ Read More ]

57288 and 51845

I have a Urologist that is stating he wants to code CPT 57288 and 51845 together. I keep getting denials from different payers stating these two codes are inclusive of each other. There is no CCI ed... [ Read More ]

Does anyone know a code for this?

Will the 51845 work because he didn't do a suspension nor was it Abdomino-vaginal? It was a transvaginal closure. Suggestions???... [ Read More ]

Does anyone know a code for this?

[b]Bladder Neck Repair[/b] This sounds like CPT 51845. Is it possible to send your provider the description from the Coders Desk Reference with a copy of the CPT code page and specifically ask him? I... [ Read More ]

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