AMA CPT® Assistant - 2006 Issue 2 (February)
Surgery: Urinary System (February 2006)
February 2006 page 14c Urinary System, 53899 (Q&A) Question What is the appropriate code to report for a Botox injection into the detrusor muscle of the bladder? AMA Comment From a CPT coding perspective, the CPT code set does not contain a code that specifically identifies injection of Botox into the detrusor muscle of the bladder. It would be most appropriate, therefore, to report code 53899, Unlisted procedure, urinary system, for this specific procedure. When reporting an unlisted code to describe a procedure or service, it will be necessary to submit supporting documentation (eg, the procedure report) with...
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