CPT^® 52601, Under Vesical Neck and Prostate Surgical Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 52601 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Vesical Neck and Prostate Surgical Procedures.

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During transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), the surgeon inserts a resectoscope via the urethra and removes a portion of the prostate. This procedure includes several other urological surgery services, such as cystoscopy, meatotomy, and urethral dilation. Because these procedures are intrinsically part of the TURP procedure, you can't report them separately.

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TURBT with Prostate Resection?

[QUOTE="sxcoder1, post: 512649, member: 352061"] After informed consent adequate anesthesia patient placed in dorsolithotomy position penoscrotal perineum prepped benign solution sterilely draped 21 F... [ Read More ]

TURBT with Prostate Resection?

After informed consent adequate anesthesia patient placed in dorsolithotomy position penoscrotal perineum prepped benign solution sterilely draped 21 French cystoscope was introduced anterior urethra ... [ Read More ]

1cm resection of prostate cpt code

A 24 / 26-French resectoscope with the yellow loop was placed. I looked it in with the observation bridge. A 0.5mm posterior wall tumor, small papillary change over area of resection of right ureteral... [ Read More ]

52601?

Bill 52601 alone... [ Read More ]

52601?

Initially, I passed a 22 French Storz cystoscope sheath into the urethra under direct vision. The anterior urethra appeared normal. In the bulbar urethra, he did have some evidence of chronic strictur... [ Read More ]

prostatectomy procedures

Vaporization via an electric current would be coded 52601. Vaporization via laser technology would be coded 52648. Reading the CPT definitions of each procedure in the CPT manual should be helpful to... [ Read More ]

prostatectomy procedures

This pt has never had a TURP performed before however, this is what the op note reads, "The button plasma electrode was attached. Using normal saline irrigation as well as bipolar current, a vaporiz... [ Read More ]

prostatectomy procedures

52601 (the first time) evacuation of chips will be noted, is electro-surgical, rectoscope used (TURP) 52630 (2nd time or anytime after) no matter time frame RECURRENT OR RESIDUAL REGROWTH OF TISSUE ... [ Read More ]

prostatectomy procedures

Can anyone explain the differences between the prostatectomy procedure codes, 52601, 52647, 52648, and 52649? the surgeons in my practice seem to use certain terms interchangeably and it becomes confu... [ Read More ]

Modified Urolift?

Hi! The physician is considering this procedure a "modifier Urolift" because he resected the patient's median lobe prior to placing the implants. Should 52601-52 be billed along with the Urolift codes... [ Read More ]

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