AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 1989 First Quarter

Transurethral Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy

Transurethral ureteroscopic lithotripsy for removal of ureteral stone(s) is assigned to code 56.0, Transurethral removal of obstruction from ureter and renal pelvis. Ureteroscopy has been enhanced by the introduction of ancillary fragmentation techniques, such as: Transurethral ureteroscopic lithotripsy using ultrasound lithotripsy, 56.0 + 59.95 Transurethral ureteroscopic lithotripsy using (electrohydraulic) high-energy shock waves produced by the discharge of a capacitor positioned at the end of a flexible probe, 56.0 Transurethral ureteroscopic lithotripsy using laser to fragment the stone(s), 56.0 Procedures for removal of ureteral stones ...

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