Percutaneous Procedure CPT Code Update

[摘要] A number of new and revised Common Procedural Technology (CPT®; American Medical Association, Chicago, IL) codes pertaining to percutaneous renal access, renal drainage, and diagnostic and therapeutic procedures performed percutaneously were introduced on January 1, 2016. In addition, several commonly used CPT codes for percutaneous renal procedures were eliminated. The new and revised CPT codes for percutaneous procedures became necessary as several of the older procedure codes were being billed with the radiologic supervision and interpretation code in over 75% of cases and needed to be bundled together. In addition, there was a need for greater specificity due to different work requirements of different procedures that were previously captured within one code. The new CPT codes for percutaneous renal access and drainage now include radiologic supervision and interpretation in the description. The new codes allow for more streamlined and simplified coding, and eliminate the prior need for multiple codes for a procedure that now can be captured with one code, or with fewer codes, due to their increased specificity. Urologists and interventional radiologists who perform percutaneous renal procedures must have a comprehensive underst anding of these changes and the new, established, and eliminated codes to ensure accurate documentation and accurate coding.

[学科分类] 基础医学