2. Two intermittent urinary catheter codes are flagged as highly suspect, and payments for them are excluded. Codes are considered suspect when there is an unexplained spike in claims, either in ...

OBJECTIVES: To compare the use of intermittent and indwelling catheterization in older female patients with urinary retention. METHODS: A randomized, 2-week prospective study in a geriatric ...

2. The bill addressed two CPT codes identified as suspect: A4352, intermittent urinary catheter; Coude (curved) tip, with or without coding A4353, intermittent urinary catheter, with insertion ...

Medicare billing for codes A4352 and A4353, both intermittent urinary catheters ... which led to the top 15 billers of suspicious catheter claims having their Medicare enrollment revoked.