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The CPT code revisions in 2013 were part of a periodic five-year review of codes. Some psychotherapy codes changed numbers, for example 90806 changed to 90834 for individual psychotherapy of a similar duration. Add-on codes were created for the complexity of communication about procedures.
A ureterostomy is the creation of a stoma (a new, artificial outlet) for a ureter or kidney. [1]The procedure is performed to divert the flow of urine away from the bladder when the bladder is not functioning or has been removed.
OPS-301 code: 5-554 [edit on ... A nephroureterectomy is the removal of a kidney and the entire ureter and a small cuff of the bladder for urothelial cancer of the ...
Structures that are near the ureters. 1. Human urinary system: 2. Kidney, 3. Renal pelvis, 4.Ureter, 5.Urinary bladder, 6. Urethra. (Left side with frontal section ...
Procedure codes are a sub-type of medical classification used to identify specific surgical, medical, or diagnostic interventions. The structure of the codes will ...
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 is a system of procedural codes used by health insurers to classify medical procedures for billing purposes. It is a subset of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) 9-CM. Volumes 1 and 2 are used for diagnostic codes.
Duplex-system ureterocele: treatment options vary with the individual and include: endoscopic incision of the corresponding ureteric orifice in case of ureteric meatal stricture; upper pole nephrectomy for a poorly functioning unit with ureterectomy or, where there is useful renal function, ureteropyelostomy. [citation needed]
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