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UroNav Prostate Biopsy

Date: Feb 14, 2018

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I found a question from 2015, but I'm looking for current information regarding the coding of this procedure. For our procedures the patient has the prostate MRI done at another location and then we import that data into the UroNav unit the day of the procedure. At the time of the procedure the live ultrasound of the prostate is performed, and that exam is fused with the prior MRI to create a 3D rendering on screen that is used for the prostate biopsy. Multiple core biopsies of the prostate are then done with the guidance of the image appearing on the UroNav unit. Currently for this procedure we are using the codes 55700, 76942, and 76377. We are being told that we cannot use code 76377 because "there is no separate reimbursement for that code, as it is considered a packaged service". What is the correct billing for this entire procedure? 

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