You Be the Coder: Reposition Your Return to OR Coding With Modifiers

Question:

A patient had an artificial urinary sphincter inserted and later on that night, leaned over and felt a "pop" in his groin. He was returned to the OR for repositioning of the reservoir. What code would I use for that?

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Answer:

You should report 53445 (Insertion of inflatable urethral/bladder neck sphincter, including placement of pump, reservoir, and cuff) for the repositioning [...]

- Published on 2012-01-16