Discuss bladder control with your patients
Patients may not volunteer information regarding bladder control, so every year physicians
should ask patients about this. Initial discussions related to bladder control should seek to
increase recognition of the condition and address the misconception that it is an inevitable
consequence of aging for which little or nothing can be done. Patients with urinary
incontinence should undergo a basic evaluation that includes a history, physical examination,
measurement of post-void residual volume and urinalysis. In addition to coding for the
services relating to evaluation and treatment, providers can report the informational CPT
code 1090F (presence or absence of urinary stress incontinence assessed) to identify that they
conducted this assessment.
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