AMA CPT® Assistant - 2003 Issue 7 (July)
Surgery/Urinary System (July 2003)
July 2003 page 16-end Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Surgery/Urinary System, 50590, 76000 (Q&A) Question If fluoroscopic guidance is used for localization and positioning when performing the procedure described by code 50590, Lithotripsy, extracorporeal shock wave, is it appropriate to separately report code 76000, Fluoroscopy (separate procedure), up to one hour physician time, other than 71023 or 71034 (eg, cardiac fluoroscopy), for the fluoroscopic guidance? AMA Comment From a CPT coding perspective, if fluoroscopic guidance is used for localization and positioning when performing the procedure represented by code 50590, then it would not be appropriate to separately report code...
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