Clarity for gray areas surrounding genitourinary studies

There is a lot of gray area when it comes to coding for diagnostic and therapeutic genitourinary procedures – complex procedures with unclear documentation and subtle differences in code descriptions leave a lot of room for errors. What is included, and what is not, in the bundled codes? When can multiple codes be reported together? Unilateral vs. bilateral procedures? Stent placements, catheter exchanges, conversions, and replacements? What’s the difference between a stent and catheter in GU codes?

This two-hour session will address these questions and more. Using illustrations and case examples to walk through procedures, pointing out the key phrases in documentation to arrive at the corresponding CPT codes, this in-depth session will ensure you arrive at the proper code. Benefit from our knowledge and experience and walk away with the tools to arrive at the right code choices quickly and accurately for genitourinary procedures.

What’s on the agenda:

• In-depth overview of GU procedures (imaging and interventions) with detailed explanations of how the procedures are performed, code descriptions, and how the code descriptions relate to the procedures
• Review of access codes for endourologic procedures
• Key terms to look for in documentation
  • Different ways the same things may be dictated in reports
  • Differentiate stents vs. catheters in GU procedures – terms often used interchangeably
• Clarification of the usage of the 4 new C codes and why they were created by CMS along with who should and should not report them.
• Answers to frequently asked questions
• Case examples

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