CPT^® 53450, Under Repair Procedures on the Urethra

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 53450 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair Procedures on the Urethra.

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The provider enlarges the meatus by making an incision in it to treat meatal stenosis, or narrowing and reconstructs any part of urethra near the meatus.

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Female urethral meatoplasty?

Hi, would you bill the following using code 53450? The provider suggested 53430 but I think 53450 might be more appropriate. Thanks! POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Urethral meatal stenosis. PROCEDURE PERFO... [ Read More ]

Urethral Meatotomy and Urethroplasty?

I would suggest 53450 and 52000 is included in the 53450... [ Read More ]

Urethroplasty

Although this procedure was complicated, and the documentation was somewhat difficult to understand, I would accept the coding as you described in explanation. I would also code for a circumcision, 54... [ Read More ]

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