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| transfer of tissue from one part of a person's body to another part of that person's body |
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| autograft, autotransplant |
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| two names for autotransplantation |
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| work involved in preparation for the transplant surgery, including: retrieval of transplant, preparation of organ, and transplant |
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| T or F: Backbench work is reported separately from the transplantation. If T, what modifier is used? If F, what is the code for renal autotransplantation with backbench work? |
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| The recipient of a renal autotransplantation also needs a bilateral nephrectomy. Code the nephrectomy only. Is this code reported in addition to the autotransplantation? |
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| If imaging guidance was not used in codes 50382-50389, you report the removal with a(n) ______ code |
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| In code 50390, would imaging guidance be reported separately? |
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| surgical procedure for an obstruction of the ureteropelvic junction, which removes the obstruction and repairs the renal pelvis |
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| connects the renal pelvis to the ureter |
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| dilatation of the collecting system and enlargement of the renal pelvis, interfering with urine draining--both congenital and acquired condition |
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| surgical repair of a mobile kidney |
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| a creation of a passageway from the kidney to the exterior of the body |
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| creation of a passageway between the renal pelvis and the exterior of the body |
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| Code for the repair of a fistula between the kidney and the exterior of the body |
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| code for the repair of a fistula between the renal pelvis and the exterior of the body |
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| Code for the repair of a fistula between the kidney and another organ, abdominal approach |
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When you see "exclusive of radiologic service", it means:
a) radiologic services are bundled into the code
b) radiologic services are reported separately |
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| For some third-party payers, they require the use of __ and ___ rather than modifier -50 if a procedure was performed bilaterally. |
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| Code of a left nephrostomy tube change without image guidance |
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50590-RT, 52310-RT
Lithotripsy/Kidney
Cystourethroscopy/Removal/Urethral Stent |
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| Patient has an ESWL for a right renal calculus. Afterwards, they have a simple, flexible cystoscopy where a urethral stent is removed. |
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| tube that leads from the kidney to the bladder |
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| excision of removing calculi from the ureters |
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| T or F: There is only one code for a laparoscopic ureterolithotomy, regardless of which portion of the ureter is involved |
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| tissue that connects the ureter to the bladder |
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| T or F: You only report excision of the bladder cuff when it is the only procedure performed during the surgical session |
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| Code a total ureterectomy that uses two approaches |
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