Staphylococcal infections are usually caused by Staphylococcus aureus. However, the incidence of infections due to Staphylococcus epidermidis and other coagulase-negative staphylococci has also been steadily rising. The image below depicts embolic lesions in patient with Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis.ackground. Staphylococcal infections are usually caused by the organism Staphylococcus aureus. However, the incidence of infections due to Staphylococcus epidermidis and other coagulase-negative staphylococci has been steadily increasing in recent years.
A. CCI edits include the code for the removal of the stent, CPTÂ® code 52310, Cystourethroscopy, with removal of foreign body, calculus, or ureteral stent from urethra or bladder (separate procedure); simple and its counterpart CPTÂ® code 52315 complicated into the insertion CPTÂ® code 52332 Cystourethroscopy, with insertion of indwelling ureteral stent (e.g., Gibbons or double-J type).
The only CPT code for a suture removal is under general anesthesia. Therefore, the request to bill and visit and suture removal is moot. The suture removal, whether with local or no anesthetic is bundled into the office visit.