Resolved Urethral Alignment

[ErnaV_2250]

Patient with ICD: N13.1 and C61
Patient went to theatre for a Urethral Alignment . Would this be coded to:
52281 Cystourethroscopy, with calibration and/or dilation of urethral stricture or stenosis, with or without meatotomy, with or without injection procedure for cystography, male or female
Thanks
Erna

 

[Darcy]

Patient with ICD: N13.1 and C61
Patient went to theatre for a Urethral Alignment . Would this be coded to:
52281 Cystourethroscopy, with calibration and/or dilation of urethral stricture or stenosis, with or without meatotomy, with or without injection procedure for cystography, male or female
Thanks
Erna

This is what I found;

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code 52284 is a new code for urethral alignment that replaces the Category III code 0499T. This code is for:

• Cystourethroscopy
• Mechanical urethral dilation
• Urethral therapeutic drug delivery by drug coated balloon catheter for urethral stricture or stenosis, male