tci Part B Insider - 2006 Issue 10

UROLOGY: Reader Question--Turn To 2 Codes For Repeat TURPs

Question: Our urologist recently saw a patient who had a prostatic fossa with regrown prostatic tissue from prostate cancer. The doctor performed a cystoscopy and evacuation of multiple obstructing clots, followed by a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). I'm confused about which codes to report because the patient had a prior TURP procedure eight months before. Georgia Subscriber Answer: When your urologist performs a TURP on a patient who has had a previous TURP, you'll need to report either code 52620 (Transurethral resection; of residual obstructive tissue after 90 days postoperative) or 52630 (... of regrowth of obstructive...

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