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Bilateral Renal Stents

Date: Jan 28, 2019

Question:

Can you please clarify coding for bilateral renal stent placements? I see where 37236 x1 and 37237 x1 has been cited as the correct codes with rationale given that modifier -50 does not apply to renals. But if I look at the MPFS RVU file in the column labeled BILAT SURG (column T), there is a number 1 assigned, and I thought you could "report the code with a -50 modifier when performed on both sides of the body".

Question ID : 11971
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