AMA CPT® Assistant - 2015 Issue 3 (March)
Surgery: Urinary System (Q&A) (March 2015)
March 2015 page 9d Surgery: Urinary System Question: What code(s) should be reported for cystoscopy with injection of mitomycin C into urethral stricture? We are considering code 52283, Cystourethroscopy, with steroid injection into stricture, and code 53899, Unlisted procedure, urinary system. Answer: Mitomycin C is a DNA crosslinker, rather than a steroid, which is most often used in nonurological stricture disease to decrease restructuring and is specified in code 52283. Therefore, the unlisted code 53899 should be reported. When reporting an unlisted code to describe a procedure or service, it will be necessary to submit supporting documentation (eg, a...
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