Transplant services for the urinary system may include the transplantation of a kidney. An important component of the transplantation process is backbench work, which is usually coded as a separate part of the procedure.

While open procedures on the prostate are reported with a code from the Male Genital System subsection of the CPT codebook, prostate procedures performed using a transurethral approach with a cystoscope are reported with codes from the 

There are no specific codes for the ablation of renal tumors or renal cysts.

Diagnostic pyelography/ureterography cannot be reported separately if it is performed during the same session as other genitourinary procedures.

When an endoscope is used for all or part of a urinary tract procedure, you must always code separately for the use of the endoscope.

Different codes are used when placing a temporary stent and when placing an indwelling sent during diagnostic or therapeutic cystrourethroscopic interventions.

Always append modifier 50 when bilateral percutaneous ureteral stent services are performed.

A standard prostate biopsy is performed with the patient under full anesthesia and involves 6 to 12 cores for tissue sampling.

A fiducial marker may be placed in the field of view of an imaging system so that it is used as a point of reference or measure. This placement is considered a separate procedure and coded accordingly.

When a code such as code 55873 is reported for the cryosurgical ablation of the prostate, ultrasonic guidance and monitoring are included in the code’s description.