AHA Coding Clinic® for HCPCS - 2025 Issue 4; In This Issue

CPT Surgery Section Code Update 2025: Male Genital, Endocrine, and Nervous Systems

Thjis surgery code update will highlight some codes that were created in the male genital, endocrine, and nervous systems. This brief article will provide coding guidance and identify which services are inherent in the code descriptors.Male Genital System: ProstateIn the Male Genital System section, new CPT codes 55881 and 55882 were added to describe transurethral ablation of prostate tissue. CPT code 51721, previously addressed in the Third Quarter 2025 issue of Coding Clinic for HCPCS. This code captures the thermal ablation of malignant prostate tissue. All three codes are reported for the treatment of prostate cancer.CPT code...

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