CPT^® 52315, Under Urethra and Bladder Transurethral Surgical Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 52315 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Urethra and Bladder Transurethral Surgical Procedures.

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The provider performs a complicated cystourethroscopy, the inspection of the interior of the bladder, the urethra, prostatic urethra, and ureteric openings using a cystoscope passed through the urethra and into the bladder, and removes a foreign body, stone or displaced ureteral stent through the cystoscope; additional time to carry out the procedure may be required due to excessive bleeding, inadvertent tear of the ureter, stricture, or other complications.

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Removal of intestinal contents from bladder???

Hi all - I'm probably overthinking this again, but I have not seen such a procedure. Note reads in part: "Cystoscopy was performed. Large amount of intestinal material was drained from bladder, alon... [ Read More ]

Mesh Removal

I would bench mark 49999 to 52315 complex removal of foreign body from bladder... [ Read More ]

52310 or 52315?

Hi! Would 52315 be appropriate for this procedure? The patient had an encrusted ureteral stent, the stent was removed and the encrustations fell off into the bladder and needed to be crushed in order ... [ Read More ]

Difficult ureteral stent exchange?

Is there a way to bill for a difficult stent exchange? The provider had a difficult time removing the patient's encrusted stent, then replaced it. I'm aware you cannot bill 52315 with 52332. Would mod... [ Read More ]

Open Cystolithotomy? cystolitholapaxy cystolithotomy urology urology coding

Looking for a code for this.. I've seen 52317/51040 for lithopaxy, but since the stone was removed in this case maybe 52315/51040? I've also been looking at 51065 but it's a bladder stone not a ureter... [ Read More ]

Cystoscopy with irrigation of sediment from dependent portion of bladder

Since you are irrigating multiple tiny stones from the bladder, I would bill 52315 with diagnosis N21.0 Michael A. Ferragamo MD, FACS... [ Read More ]

coding?

They did not crush or fragment the stones (or if they did, it was not documented), so 52317 is not appropriate. So 52310 or 52315 are the choices that are left, I believe. From "The Urology Place"... [ Read More ]

Ureteral stent removal via ureteroscope

Hi, With the given information try looking at codes 52310 and 52315. Verify your selection with the information in the operative report. Hope this helps,... [ Read More ]

CPT for Excision of exposed urethral sling mesh

I would think the correct code for this would be 52310 or 52315 (for a foreign body removal). These both bundle to the cystolitholapaxy, but 52315 is allowed with a modifier which I believe would be ... [ Read More ]

Stent Exchange Diagnosis Codes

[b]Add'l Stent Questions[/b] Debra, So, I've been pondering your response as it applies to the 3rd diagnosis in a stent exchange. If a patient has a continuous stent - wouldn't the condition still ... [ Read More ]

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