Question

A 45 year-old female has a stricture of the left ureter with Heal conduit at the ureteroileal a nastomosis. She has had this chronic stricture and she receives scheduled stent changes on this side. She is here for her regularly scheduled stent change. What CPT° and ICD-10-CM codes should be reported?

Answer 1

The correct CPT code for the stent change is 52332, and the ICD-10-CM code for the ureteral stricture is N13.8.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student is asking how to properly code a medical procedure, specifically a scheduled stent change for a chronic stricture of the left ureter at the ureteroileal anastomosis in a 45-year-old female patient.

In the context of medical coding, the appropriate CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) code for a ureteral stent exchange would be 52332, which stands for Cystourethroscopy, with insertion of indwelling ureteral stent (e.g., Gibbons or double-J type).

For the ICD-10-CM (International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification), you would report N13.8, which is for other obstructive and reflux uropathy since this code can cover ureteral strictures.