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Avoid Double Billing by Understanding Bundling Rules

Published on Mon Sep 21, 2026

Question: I’m new to urology coding and I’m having trouble understanding the bundling rules for procedures and components. For example, the urologist performed a diagnostic cystourethroscopy that turned into a therapeutic procedure with a ureteroscopy, and they used balloon dilation to treat a ureteral stricture. Could you help me code this encounter? Louisiana Subscriber Answer: Codes that include multiple components [...]
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