“While patient facing apps hold great potential to support self-management behaviors, particularly in stone disease, thoughtful consideration across an array of domains should really be taken prior to supporting or even recommending one of these apps to a patient,” says Jared S. Winoker, MD.
In this video, Jared S. Winoker, MD, discusses findings from the Journal of Endourology study, “Systematic Evaluation of Smartphone Applications for the Medical Management of Nephrolithiasis,” for which he served as a study author. Winoker is assistant professor of urology at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.
Billing for nephroscopy with ureteroscopy and laser lithotripsy
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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