AMA CPT® Assistant - 2007 Issue 12 (December)
Surgery: Urinary System (December 2007)
December 2007 page 13 Bonus Feature:Surgery: Urinary System Question: Is code 51705 the correct code to report for change of a suprapubic catheter? Answer: Yes. Code 51705, Change of cystostomy tube; simple, may be reported to describe the removal of an existing suprapubic cystostomy tube with reinsertion of a new tube through the established cystostomy tunnel from the abdominal wall to the bladder. Code 51710, Change of cystostomy tube; complicated, may also be reported if the removal and replacement of the suprapubic tube involves a more complex encounter. Code 51102, Aspiration of bladder; with insertion of suprapubic catheter, involves...
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