Urology Coding and Reimbursement Podcast
The Urology Coding and Reimbursement Podcast is for Urologists and urology practice staff: Administrators, APPs, Billers and Coders. We help urologists and staff achieve peak economic and practice efficiency so there is time and energy to focus on patient care and a happy life. Your cohosts, Mark, Scott and Dr. Ray Painter discuss urology coding and share best practices for the urology office. We will answer submitted urology coding questions so that you can learn the concepts and apply in your practice. Learn the best practices: urology coding, revenue cycle management, scheduling, collections, patient information collection, pre-authorization, prior approval, charge capture, office communications, claim entry review, appeals, audits and billing, that we have tested and proven so you can adapt and incorporate.
Urology Coding and Reimbursement Podcast
UCR 139: FAQs - Coding for OPTILUME, antegrade ureteroscopy code, and correct coding for torsion/orchiopexy with laterality modifiers
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Episode 139
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Available March 31, 2023
Mark, Ray, and Scott discuss FAQs:
- What codes should we capture for OPTILUME? 52276 w/0499T? Or should we be looking at something else?
- For an antegrade ureteroscopy done via an established nephrostomy- would you recommend coding 50951 or an unlisted 53899?
- When coding for torsion, is the proper coding of px captured with cpt code 54600, if torsion is repaired? Laterality modifier would be appropriate if the torsion is unilateral, ie: LT or RT. Correct? If the torsion is bilateral, modifier 50 would be appropriate? After discussing with my co-workers regarding Orchiopexy 54640 versus 54600, we were a bit unsure of the term within the procedure description: Reduction of torsion of testis, surgical, ""with or without fixation of contralateral testis"". What is the correct interpretation of fixation of the contralateral side?
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