Wiki Repair of laceration bladder

[carol52]

Laceration to bladder durring hystectomy . I have been reading that this is not billable. But I was wondering if code 51860 would be a repair code ?

 

[maggiedodd]

bladder repair

I would use 51860, and diagnosis code 998.2 867.0

usually here gyn does the hysterectomy and if this happens Urology is called into
repair the bladder

 

[carol52]

our general surgeon was called into assist the Gyn with a mass and drainage of a peritoneal abscess there was laceration of the bladder durring this.

 

[FTessaBartels]

If you did it, you fix it

If the surgeon caused the laceration, the surgeon fixes it ... no additional charge.

Hope that helps.

F Tessa Bartels, CPC, CEMC