Using the CPT manual, select the appropriate code for the following procedure.
Tunica vaginalis puncture aspiration with injection of medication
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Q. 2) Using the CPT manual, select the appropriate code for the following procedure:
Placement of bilateral corpora-cavernosa-saphenous vein shunt
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Q. 3) Using the CPT manual, select the appropriate code for the following procedure.
Postoperative diagnosis: Torsion of the testis
Procedure: Correction of torsion
After the patient was placed under general anesthesia, a scrotal incision was made to expose the twisted left testis. It was noted that there was reduced blood flow. The spermatic cord and the testis were untwisted. The testis then was secured to the inside wall of the scrotum by sutures, and the incision was closed in layered sutures. The patient was in satisfactory condition and was sent to the recovery suite.
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Q. 4) Using the CPT manual, select the appropriate code for the following procedure.
Needle biopsy of the epididymis
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Q. 5) Using the CPT manual, select the appropriate code for the following report.
Preoperative and postoperative diagnosis: Peyronie's disease
Procedure: Removal of penile plaque
After the patient was draped and positioned, general anesthesia was administered. An incision was made around the penis. The skin was then retracted to expose the tissue. The tissue was exposed, and abnormal fibrous tissue was present. The penis was erected, and the abnormal tissue was excised. A graft of 6.4 cm was required. The skin was closed with sutures.
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Q. 6) For the codes 54100-54164, list the codes that are used only for neonates.
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Q. 7) For the code range 54000-54164, list the codes that are separate procedure codes.
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Q. 8) Using the CPT manual, select the appropriate code for the following procedure.
Ligation of vas deferens
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Q. 9) Using the CPT manual, select the appropriate code for the following procedure.
Bilateral excision of hydrocele
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Q. 10) Using the CPT manual, select the appropriate code for the following report:
Preoperative and postoperative diagnosis: Mass in testis
Pathology: Pending
Procedure: Incisional biopsy
After the patient was positioned, the testicular area was regionally anesthetized. The testis were pulled and held firmly to stretch the scrotal skin. The epididymis was positioned away from the biopsy site, and the scrotal skin was incised. The tissue was dissected to visualize the testis. Two sutures were placed in the mass area, and the tissue between the sutures was biopsied. The incision was closed.
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