AMA CPT® Assistant - 2020 Issue 8 (August)
Periurethral Balloon Continence Device Procedures (August 2020)
August 2020 pages 6-8 Periurethral Balloon Continence Device Procedures Four new emerging technology Category III codes (0548T-0551T) were added to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2020 code set to report transperineal periurethral balloon continence device procedures. This article provides guidance regarding the appropriate reporting of these new codes. Category III Codes 0548TTransperineal periurethral balloon continence device; bilateral placement, including cystoscopy and fluoroscopy 0549Tunilateral placement, including cystoscopy and fluoroscopy 0550Tremoval, each balloon 0551Tadjustment of balloon(s) fluid volume (Do not report 0551T in conjunction with 0548T, 0549T, 0550T) Codes 53445-53449 describe the insertion, removal, replacement, and repair of an artificial...
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