CPT^® 52317, Under Urethra and Bladder Transurethral Surgical Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 52317 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 simple 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 localizes, crushes, and removes a small stone less than 2.5 cm in diameter.

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Help with Cystolitholapaxy

52317 or 52318. Depends what the size is.... [ Read More ]

CPC Code Question

[QUOTE="mk2001, post: 500434, member: 77092"] Optum360 Encoder shows 52317 as the primary procedure and that 52000 is bundled with no modifier allowed for override. [/QUOTE] Thank you so much.... [ Read More ]

CPC Code Question

[QUOTE="laviles0417, post: 500432, member: 300147"] Good Morning, Can you code CPC 52000 and 52317 within the same event? [/QUOTE] Optum360 Encoder shows 52317 as the primary procedure and that 52000... [ Read More ]

CPC Code Question

Good Morning, Can you code CPC 52000 and 52317 within the same event?... [ 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 ]

Laser Lithotripsy of Prostate Stone?

[QUOTE="sxcoder1, post: 497536, member: 352061"] Sounds like the physician hasn't performed the lithotripsy yet, but is planning to after the cysto results noted above maybe? [/QUOTE] That's correct! ... [ Read More ]

Laser Lithotripsy of Prostate Stone?

Usually prostatic calculi are small. Code 52317 as this code includes bladder and urethra as this code and 52318 fall under the heading of urethra and bladder in the CPT manual.... [ Read More ]

Litholapayx 52317 vs 52318

The description of these codes state: ; simple or small ( 2.5 cm) Do you code of the path report sizes if not stated by the MD? Do you code by simple and what would be the definition of simple? or... [ Read More ]

Transurethral resection of Urethral mass cpt?

Hi everyone! I'm stumped as to what code to use on this procedure. The dictation reads, in part, "A 21-French cystoscope was atraumatically placed into the meatus down to the region of the stricture... [ Read More ]

52317 WITH 52224

52317. N21.0 52224.51 - n32.9 This is how I see it, and as the previous code mention. No bundling issues.... [ Read More ]

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