I work for an internal med practice. We had a pt who got a foley catheter put in at the hospital and came to our office days later to get removed. I dont think so but just want to confirm that there is not a specific code for removal of a foley catheter. Please help thanks
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Wiki Catheter question
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jgf-CPC
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foley
Remember that the simple removal of a Foley catheter is included in an E/M service as there is no particular CPT code for simple catheter removal. Hope that helps.
Remember that the simple removal of a Foley catheter is included in an E/M service as there is no particular CPT code for simple catheter removal. Hope that helps.
mitchellde
True Blue
Your dx code is V53.6, there is no CPT or HCPCS II code for just a removal of a Foley and we have always been instructed to code this as an E&M charge.