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This monthly webinar series will help you eliminate mistakes and improve your bottom line. With proper training and attention to detail the average Urology practice improves both compliance and income.
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Urologists should avoid unbundling instillation, in/out catheter
Be sure to code for instillation based on drug being used and charge separately for drugs instilled.
Q: When instilling an agent into the bladder via temporary catheter, can one charge for the in-and-out catheter (51701) as well as the lavage (51700)? An example would be giving a pentosan polysulfate (Elmiron) cocktail for the treatment of interstitial cystitis or administering bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG [TheraCys, TICE BCG]) for treatment of bladder cancer.
A: You have actually provided two examples that require the use of different codes.
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AUACodingToday Announcements
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...New ICD-10 Deadline– October 1, 2014
HHS has announced the final rule that delays the ICD-10 compliance date from October 1, 2013 to October 1, 2014. Get more informtion here
Practice Managers’ Network (PMN)
Join hundreds of your colleagues who subscribe annually to the AUA Practice Managers’ Network (PMN). The AUA PMN is designed to help you keep current on the latest management developments that affect the success of your urology practice.
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