Urology Coding Alert

Make sure your urologist gets specific in his documentation. When your urologist performs an orchiopexy procedure, you’ll most likely use one of the following diagnosis codes along with the procedure code: 752.51 -- Undescended testis (includes ectopic testicle) 752.52 -- Retractile testis. When ICD-10 takes effect in 2014, you will still have just one code for retractile testis: Q55.22 (Retractile testis). You will have multiple codes to replace 752.51, however. You will need to scour your urologist’s documentation to get the details to choose from the following new codes: Q53.00 -- Ectopic testis, unspecified Q53.01 -- Ectopic testis, unilateral Q53.02 -- Ectopic testes, bilateral Q53.10 -- Unspecified undescended testicle, unilateral Q53.11 -- Abdominal testis, unilateral Q53.12 -- Ectopic perineal testis, unilateral Q53.20 -- Undescended testicle, unspecified, bilateral Q53.21 -- Abdominal testis, bilateral Q53.22 -- Ectopic perineal testis, bilateral Q53.9 -- Undescended testicle, unspecified. Physician documentation: Your urologist should already be documenting the specifics of the type of testicular problem the patient has, [...]