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).
CMS looked at the established CPT codes and decided that they didnât need to improve upon or vary those codes, so instead they folded all of CPT into HCPCS. To clarify: if you are coding, say, the placement of a tracheal stent for an elderly patient who is on Medicare, you would still use the CPT code 31631.