Urology Coding Alert

Reader Question:

Quackel Leads to 54430

Question: My urologist documented that he performed a "proximal cavernosal-spongiosum shunt (Quackel shunt)." How should I report this?

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Answer: You should use CPT® code 54430 (Corpora cavernosa-corpus spongiosum shunt [priapism operation], unilateral or bilateral) for this procedure. This code is for the corpora cavernosa-corpus spongiosum shunt used in the treatment of priapism.

Tip: The procedure is also known as the Quackel or the El-Ghorab procedure.