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Below is a list summarizing the CPT codes for urethra and bladder transurethral surgical procedures.
CPT Code 52204
CPT 52204 describes cystourethroscopy with biopsy(s).
CPT Code 52214
CPT 52214 describes cystourethroscopy with fulguration of the trigone, bladder neck, prostatic fossa, urethra, or periurethral glands, including cryosurgery or laser surgery.
CPT Code 52224
CPT 52224 describes cystourethroscopy with fulguration, including cryosurgery or laser surgery, for treating minor (less than 0.5 cm) lesion(s) with or without biopsy.
CPT Code 52234
CPT 52234 describes cystourethroscopy with fulguration (including cryosurgery or laser surgery) and/or resection of small bladder tumor(s) ranging from 0.5 to 2.0 cm.
CPT Code 52235
CPT 52235 describes cystourethroscopy with fulguration (including cryosurgery or laser surgery) and/or resection of medium bladder tumor(s) ranging from 2.0 to 5.0 cm.
CPT Code 52240
CPT 52240 describes cystourethroscopy with fulguration (including cryosurgery or laser surgery) and/or resection of large bladder tumor(s).
CPT Code 52250
CPT 52250 describes cystourethroscopy by inserting a radioactive substance, with or without biopsy or fulguration.
CPT Code 52260
CPT 52260 describes cystourethroscopy with dilation of the bladder for interstitial cystitis, with either general or conduction (spinal) anesthesia.
CPT Code 52265
CPT 52265 describes cystourethroscopy with dilation of the bladder for interstitial cystitis using local anesthesia.
CPT Code 52270
CPT 52270 describes cystourethroscopy with internal urethrotomy for female patients.
CPT Code 52275
CPT 52275 describes cystourethroscopy with internal urethrotomy for males.
CPT Code 52276
CPT 52276 describes cystourethroscopy with direct vision internal urethrotomy.
CPT Code 52277
CPT 52277 describes cystourethroscopy with resection of the external sphincter (sphincterotomy).
CPT Code 52281
CPT 52281 describes cystourethroscopy with calibration and/or dilation of urethral stricture or stenosis, with or without meatotomy and injection procedure for cystography, for both male and female patients.
CPT Code 52282
CPT 52282 describes cystourethroscopy with the insertion of a permanent urethral stent.
CPT Code 52283
CPT 52283 describes cystourethroscopy with a steroid injection into a stricture.
CPT Code 52285
CPT 52285 describes cystourethroscopy for treatment of the female urethral syndrome with any or all of the following procedures: urethral meatotomy, urethral dilation, internal urethrotomy, lysis of urethrovaginal septal fibrosis, lateral incisions of the bladder neck, and fulguration of polyp(s) of the urethra, bladder neck, and/or trigone.
CPT Code 52287
CPT 52287 describes cystourethroscopy with injection(s) for chemodenervation of the bladder.
CPT Code 52290
CPT 52290 describes cystourethroscopy with ureteral meatotomy, unilateral or bilateral.
CPT Code 52300
CPT 52300 describes cystourethroscopy with resection or fulguration of unilateral or bilateral orthotopic ureteroceles.
CPT Code 52301
CPT 52301 describes cystourethroscopy with resection or fulguration of unilateral or bilateral ectopic ureteroceles.
CPT Code 52305
CPT 52305 describes cystourethroscopy with incision or resection of the orifice of a bladder diverticulum, single or multiple.
CPT Code 52310
CPT 52310 describes cystourethroscopy with the removal of a foreign body, calculus, or ureteral stent from the urethra or bladder as a separate procedure.
CPT Code 52315
CPT 52315 describes cystourethroscopy as removing a foreign body, calculus, or ureteral stent from the urethra or bladder, which is a complicated procedure.
CPT Code 52317
CPT 52317 describes the crushing or fragmentation of calculus by any means in the bladder and the removal of fragments, either simple or small (less than 2.5 cm).
CPT Code 52318
CPT 52318 describes the crushing or fragmentation of calculus in the bladder and the removal of fragments when the calculus is complicated or large (over 2.5 cm).
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