Amy E. Krambeck, MD, discusses the findings of a recent 90-day trial of a single-use disposable ureteroscope.
Amy E. Krambeck, MD, discusses a recent Urology Practice paper, "Initial Experience With a Novel Single Use Disposable Ureteroscopy: A Prospective Single Arm 90-day Trial of the Axis Ureteroscope," for which she served as a study author. Krambeck is the Michael O. Koch Professor of Urology at Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis.
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July 19th 2023"CPT codes 50080 and 50081 describe the antegrade approach to stone removal requiring lithotripsy through a nephrostomy tract, with 50080 being reported for stones less than 2 cm in size in a single location, whereas 50081 would be reported for large or complex stones, stones in multiple locations, or stones in the ureter (such as in the example provided)," write Jonathan Rubenstein, MD, and Mark Painter.
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