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ICD-10/CPT updates involve coding for strictures, orchiopexy
"One of the common issues we have noted for urology practices in updating ICD-10 codes is not the electronic medical record or practice management system failing to load new codes; rather, it is a failure to update templates," write Ray Painter, MD, and Mark Painter.
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Medicare final rule: Changes affect cysto, prostate Bx reimbursement
In this video, Mara R. Holton, MD, vice chair of LUGPA’s Health Policy Committee, discusses how the 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule will affect urologists.
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Is DRE still a relevant tool in the management of prostate cancer?
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Distal ureteral stone removal with minimal laser lithotripsy
Philip T. Zhao, MD, highlights the use of balloon dilation in a 61-year-old male with two stones at different locations within the right ureter. He discusses the steps, tools and guidelines to utilizing this efficient stone extraction technique to complete the case.
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