covered services.”2For example, the NCCI edits permit submitting a prostate biopsy (55700) and a transrectal ultrasound (76872) but never allow the submission of cystoscopy (52000) and complex catheterization (51703) on the same date of service. Most commercial insurers include NCCI edits, and ...
A comparison of hexaminolevulinate fluorescence cystoscopy and white light cystoscopy for the detection of carcinoma in situ in patients with bladder cancer: a Phase III, multicenter study. J Urol. 2007;178(1):68–73. doi:10.1016/j. juro.2007.03.028 7. Schmidbauer JA, Witjes F, Schmeller ...
Intraoperative cystoscopy is mandatory and should identify bladder injury or inadvertent stitch penetration. If intravesical suture or mesh is noted, it should be removed and passed again under direct finger guidance. Unrecognized injury or suture penetration in the bladder lumen may result in ...