HCPCS 52353

Cystourethroscopy, with ureteroscopy and/or pyeloscopy; with lithotripsy

AI EXPLANATION: This outpatient procedure treats and removes stones from the kidneys or the tubes connecting the kidneys to the bladder. A physician guides a thin, flexible scope equipped with a small camera through the urinary tract directly to the stone. Once reached, specialized instruments such as laser pulses or sound waves are used to break the stone into tiny pieces, which can then be extracted or flushed out naturally.