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    Wiki Searching for diagnosis code

    Huge help, thank you!!
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    Wiki Searching for diagnosis code

    Hello, I am trying to figure out a diagnosis code that would fit the following: pain on the genital, 6yo female patient developed pain on her genital, when mother looked--she found a hair, tried to remove it unsuccessfully. Hair tourniquet over the clitoral hood. All of the possible choices...
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    Wiki Mod 52 or 53

    Thank you for your response. The Botox was given via cystoscope and the description of 52287 is "injections are made into multiple sites of the bladder." There was only 1 injection done and then the procedure was aborted. So wouldn't this require a modifier since the entire procedure was not...
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    Wiki Mod 52 or 53

    Patient was scheduled to have Botox injections for overactive bladder. The procedure was started and after the first Botox injection, the dr noticed what appeared to be a raised erythematous region just superior to the ureteral orifice. The patient has a prior history of bladder biopsy after...
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    Wiki bladder unable to be filled due to leakage during Urodynamics

    Patient came in for Urodynamics study. They leaked throughout the entire study and had a large leak prior to starting the study. A pressure flow was attempted. The patient could only tolerate 24mls and then they voided but it did not register. The patient could not be filled enough to perform a...
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    Wiki CPT code for laser lithotripsy of URETHRAL stone

    Yes he did the procedure through the bladder. This is a great help, thank you!
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    Wiki CPT code for laser lithotripsy of URETHRAL stone

    So even though the cysto was not used, 52353 can be billed as a complete procedure? The description of 52353 is cysto WITH ureteroscope and laser lithotripsy of calculus. I just want to make sure I am understanding this and billing correctly. Thank you!
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    Wiki CPT code for laser lithotripsy of URETHRAL stone

    Patient has a stone in his urethra. Also has stricture and the dr was unable to use a cystoscope. Therefore he used a ureteroscope and performed laser lithotripsy on the urethral stone. I am looking at possibly 52353 with mod 52 since the cysto was not used. Can someone help with the coding...
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    Wiki is 52281 for "through the scope"

    Is cpt 52281 appropriate when only a cystoscope is used to dilate the urethra? No dilators, filliforms, or followers were used, ONLY the cysto orbutrator. Or is 52000 the better code to use?
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