AMA CPT® Assistant - 2005 Issue 8 (August)

Surgery: Male Genital System (August 2005)

August 2005 page 13d Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Surgery/Male Genital System, 54512, 54600 (Q&A) Question Would it be appropriate to report code 54600 in conjunction with code 54512 during the same session? Is code 54512 considered a unilateral code? AMA Comment It would be appropriate to report code 54600, Reduction of torsion of testis, surgical, with or without fixation of contralateral testis, in conjunction with code 54512, Excision of extraparenchymal lesion of testis, with modifier 51 appended because the reduction of torsion of the testis procedure (54600) is not considered to be an inclusive component to the excision...

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