CPT Knowledgebase - Jul 7, 2010

Physician performed cystoscopy with resection of several small bladder tumors along the right side of the bladder about 5 mm each, then resection of the large tumor (about 7 x 3 cm) on the left side of the bladder. He took several biopsies of the bladder neck and the prostate to check for invasion of tumor into the prostate. These were sent to pathology separately and labeled as prostate. Is it appropriate to report 52240, 52204-59 (for bladder neck biopsy), and 55700 (for prostate biopsy)?

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