CPT^® 54520, Under Excision Procedures on the Testis

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 54520 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision Procedures on the Testis.

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The provider surgically removes one or more testicles with or without insertion of a testicular prosthesis. He uses a scrotal or inguinal approach for this procedure.

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Hydrocele Drainage and Inguinal Orchiectomy?

[QUOTE="liqgold2@aol.com, post: 506542, member: 729454"] I would just bill for a simple orchiectomy, 54520 [/QUOTE] Thank you!... [ Read More ]

Hydrocele Drainage and Inguinal Orchiectomy?

I would just bill for a simple orchiectomy, 54520... [ Read More ]

Need help with transureteral resection

Thank you. I have another question. If a urologist states a radical orchiectomy, 54530, it's done inguinally, BUT she doesn't biopsy explore lymph nodes, and the mass is a hematoma. Would this be enou... [ Read More ]

Need help with transureteral resection

[QUOTE="liqgold2@aol.com, post: 488033, member: 729454"] This sounds to me as a severe meatal stricture that needs an incision opening. I would consider CPT code 52290 for the resection of the uretera... [ Read More ]

Orchiectomy

I have a doctor that insists she did a radical orchiectomy. According to the CC book, definition is for tumor, but it's a mass and path stated hematoma, also no exploration or biopsy of lymph nodes. ... [ Read More ]

orchiectomy & orchiopexy

Your doctor is correct. The documentation does not support coding for 54640 - inguinal orchiopexy. Correct coding should be 54520-RT, 54620-LT. (ICD-9 codes 608.89 for testicular atrophy/necrosis and ... [ Read More ]

orchiectomy & orchiopexy

Need some help with this report. Codes 54520-RT 54640-LT This is the problem. Doc states 54640 was not performed inguinal approach and should not be billed this way. He would like to bill 54620 on... [ Read More ]

mesh removal not using the add on code

[QUOTE="ajs, post: 195449, member: 477"]It appears that the 49402 would be correct for the mesh removal. The code 54530 is for Radical Orchiectomy because of a tumor...so I believe the correct code f... [ Read More ]

mesh removal not using the add on code

[QUOTE="gterri, post: 194746, member: 117361"]Hi Everyone, I am trying to code a procedure we performed with another group, we assisted with the main procedure and then also removed mesh but code 1100... [ Read More ]

Ligation of ilioinguinal nerve?

Does anyone know if there is a CPT for ligating a peripheral (inguinal) nerve? This is a new one for me that the physcian is asking me about & I'm not finding anything. He performed an orchiectomy al... [ Read More ]

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