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Cystoscopy or Cystourethroscopy. A procedure usually performed by a urologist that allows the physician to see the inside of the lower urinary tract (urethra, prostate, bladder neck, and bladder). Cystoscopy can be used to detect abnormalities of the lower urinary tract or to assist in transurethral surgery.
You Be the Coder: Previous TURP Determine Resection Code. Question: The urologist performed a resection of a bladder neck tumor, as well as a resection of papillary fronds on the right prostatic fossa. The patient also had evidence of prior TURP. Since the tumor isnât really within the bladder, Iâm hesitant to use codes CPT 52500 and 52630.