Wiki Surgery ?

[AB2020]

indication for surgery: left renal stone
preoperative diagnosis: same
postoperative diagnosis: same
operation: Percutaneous nephrolithotripsy >2cm, renal endoscopy with stone extraction, antegrade nephrostogram, nephrostomy tube exchange
No assistant
anesthesia: general
estimate blood loss: <60cc
no findings
no specimen
no complications
Please help on how to code (CPT codes with modifier) this properly. Thank you so much!

 

[twizzle]

You will not learn anything by asking someone else to code the procedure for you. Have a go at coding it yourself then others can chime in to guide you as to where you were correct or not correct and give you reasons why it is coded a certain way.

It doesn't matter if you mess up.....at least you tried.

 

[AB2020]

Thank you SO much for your response! I should have put what I thought. I am so sorry. This is what I am thinking.

1. 50081
2. 50580
3. 50570
4. 50389

N20.0 (fingers crossed)

 

[fwnewbie]

I question the "no findings, no specimen" yet a renal stone was found and you have a renal endoscopy. At the least the stone should prompt a "finding" listed.