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💡Urology Coding Insight!
A PRS Network client asked: Can you bill both 50783 LT and 50780.51 RT when performing a tapered ureteral reimplant on one side and a standard on the other? 🤔
The key issue: Does using LT/RT modifiers solve the bundling conflict, or is 50783 considered inclusive of 50780 regardless of laterality?

Tune into Episode 186 (10:48) to hear our coding experts break this down! 🎧
https://www.prsnetwork.com/186

UCR 186: FAQs Urologists and urology practice staff: Administrators, APPs, Billers and Coders Unite! Your co-hosts, Mark, Scott and Dr. Ray Painter are on a mission to help urologists and staff achieve peak economic and practice efficiency so there is time and energy to focus on patient care and a happy life.

🎧 Listen now: https://www.prsnetwork.com/282

🎙️ Podcast 282: Playing the Surgical Lottery – Medicare Advantage and Out-of-Network Strategy
📅 March 27, 2026

In this episode, Scott, Mark, and Dr. John Lin unpack the realities of working with Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans. From out-of-network challenges to unpredictable reimbursement—what they call a “surgical lottery”—they explore how providers can navigate an increasingly complex landscape.

Prompted by a real-world case involving UnitedHealthcare narrowing its network, the discussion covers:
• Out-of-network billing strategies
• Patient financial responsibility
• Contract pitfalls and risks
• The uncertainty of payment outcomes

💡 Bottom line: Know your numbers. Know your leverage. Be intentional about the payers you work with.

UCR 282 Urologists and urology practice staff: Administrators, APPs, Billers and Coders Unite! Your co-hosts, Mark, Scott and Dr. Ray Painter are on a mission to help urologists and staff achieve peak economic and practice efficiency so there is time and energy to focus on patient care and a happy life.