title: Coding for urologic office procedures.
abstract: This article summarizes current best practices for documenting, coding, and billing common office-based urologic procedures. Topics covered include general principles, basic and advanced urologic coding, creation of medical records that support compliant coding practices, bundled codes and unbundling, global periods, modifiers for procedure codes, when to bill for evaluation and management services during the same visit, coding for supplies, and laboratory and radiology procedures pertinent to urology practice. Detailed information is included for the most common urology office procedures, and suggested resources and references are provided. This information is of value to physicians, office managers, and their coding staff.
authors.affiliation: Dowling Medical Director Services LLC, 6387 Camp Bowie Boulevard, Suite B-339, Fort Worth, TX 76116, USA. Electronic address: rdowling@dowling-consulting.com.
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Dowling
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Painter
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000191:economics*; D059019:Clinical Coding; D006801:Humans; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000191:economics*
keywords: Coding and reimbursement; Coding for office procedures; Urology CPT codes; Urology office procedures