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Medical Coding

Category - 50,000 Series

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An 87-year-old male patient in a rehab hospital status-post hip transplant is having trouble voiding. After his last voiding, the physician measured his bladder capacity using a non-imaging ultrasound device. How should you code for this procedure?
  1. 51741
  2. 51798
  3. 51798 -50
  4. 51792
Explanation
Answer: B - You should code for this procedure with 51798 (Measurement of Post-Voiding Residual Urine and/or Bladder Capacity by Ultrasound, Non-Imaging). Modifier -50 should not be used for a bilateral procedure. In this case, the procedure cannot be done bilaterally.
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