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AMA CPT® Assistant - 2017 Issue 1 (January)
Surgery: Urinary System (Q&A) (January 2017)
January 2017 page 6c
Surgery: Urinary System
Question: The patient who was experiencing persistent chronic scrotal content pain undergoes a microsurgical denervation of the spermatic cord and ultrasound-guided targeted microcryoablation (UTM). What is the appropriate code to report this procedure?
Answer: There is no CPT code that accurately describes this procedure, which is performed to treat persistent chronic scrotal content pain and other peripheral nerve pain syndromes. Therefore, code 55899, Unlisted procedure, male genital system, should be reported. When reporting an unlisted code to describe a procedure or service, it will be necessary to submit supporting documentation (eg, procedure...
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