CPT^® 54650, Under Repair Procedures on the Testis

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 54650 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair Procedures on the Testis.

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Orchiopexy is a surgical procedure used to move a patient's undescended testicle into the scrotum. Urologists may perform this surgery along with a hernia repair.

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Diagnostic Lap and open intra abdominal testis

Is there anyone out there that codes for Pediatric Urology that could help with this? I would appreciate any feed back-Chris I work for a Pediatric Urologist and we are wondering anyone thoughts on c... [ 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 ]

Code 54650 is it considered a staged procedure?

54650 is a staged procedure .Please refer the meterial pasted below Orchiopexy is the surgical fixation of an undescended testicle into the scrotum. An incision is made in the inguinal area from the ... [ Read More ]

Code 54650 is it considered a staged procedure?

I have been researching and I can't seem to figure out if cpt code 54650 is a staged procedure [U]or[/U] not? I would really appreciate it if I could get to the bottom of it!:)... [ Read More ]

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