Get Answers to Your Top Lithotripsy Questions : Procedure Focus
Nov 28, 2017 · Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is a procedure used to destroy calculus (kidney stones) in the kidneys and ureters. During this procedure, the physician …
CPT® Code 50590 - Lithotripsy and Ablation Procedures on the
The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT ®) code 50590 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Lithotripsy and Ablation …
Eradicate ESWL Coding Confusion With These Expert Tips - AAPC
Aug 11, 2006 · Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy, or ESWL, is a common procedure that urologists perform, but many nuances can make coding the procedure less than common. …
Wiki - Coronary Shockwave Lithotripsy - CPT code? - AAPC
Feb 24, 2022 · Procedure was completed without complications. CONCLUSIONS: Successful shock wave lithotripsy and angioplasty with stent deployment in the mid LAD using a 2.75 …
Lithotripsy and Ablation Procedures on the Kidney - AAPC
Aug 19, 2024 · The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code range for Lithotripsy and Ablation Procedures on the Kidney 50590-50593 is a medical code set maintained by the …
Use Lithotripsy Codes for Laser Ablation - AAPC
Apr 1, 2002 · It doesn’t seem wrong to use a laser for fragmentation, and a lithotripsy code for the laser, says Laura Siniscalchi, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, senior consultant with the Boston …
Urology | Don’t Get Litho-Tripped Up by ESWL Coding - AAPC
Aug 22, 2004 · ESWL is ESWL is ESWL, right? Wrong. Multiple stones in each kidney, fragmented stones, and stent placements are just a few of the things that can complicate …
Wiki - Peripheral Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) - AAPC
Mar 10, 2021 · Needing coding information on a Peripheral Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) procedure. I am wondering if there is a code that I would be able to bill from the professional …
5 Tips Help You Grasp PCNL Procedure Coding - AAPC
Mar 1, 2020 · Tips for PCNL procedure coding.Missing separately reportable procedures will cost your practice. Urology coders must know how to code many types of kidney procedures, …
Wiki - CPT code for laser lithotripsy of URETHRAL stone
Apr 29, 2022 · 52353 is correct for a lithotripsy done via ureteroscope. Modifier 52 would not be correct here as the procedure that was performed meets the CPT definition - there was not a …