Advanced CPT Coding GU Assignment – Flashcards
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Endoscopy codes specify type of instrument used, purpose of the endoscopy, and site of application.
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True
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An unlisted laparoscopy code should be assigned when a specific procedure is not available for the applicable anatomic site.
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True
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Which of the following CPT codes describes the surgical removal of kidney stones through an incision in the body of the kidney?
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50060
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The patient undergoes the closure of a nephrocutaneous fistula. How is this coded?
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50520
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The patient provides a kidney to a sibling who has renal failure. An open procedure is performed. How is this coded?
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50320
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The physician destroys a kidney stone by directing shock waves through a liquid surrounding the patient. This is coded as:
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50590
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An uncomplicated Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz procedure, (without the performance of a hysterectomy) is coded as:
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51840
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The urologist performs a fine needle aspiration of the kidney with ultrasound guidance provided by the radiologist. How are the urologist's services coded?
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10022
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The documentation states that a cystourethroscopy was performed on a 53-year-old female and included a urethrotomy procedure. The coder assigned code 52270. The coding manager reviewed the documentation and the coding and had the following findings:
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The coding is correct
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Cystourethroscopy with ureteroscopy and resection of ureteral tumor is coded as:
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52355
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The patient is a kidney transplant recipient who began to display systemic symptoms of rejection. To eliminate the systemic rejection response, the surgeon performs a nephrectomy of the transplanted kidney. How is this coded?
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50370
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The physician performs a change of a cystostomy tube that is described as complicated in the documentation. The coder assigned code 51705. Is this correct?
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False
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Transurethral resection of the prostate, including internal urethrotomy and urethral calibration.
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52601
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Office note: The patient is unable to void independently. A catheter is placed to extract urine from the bladder and then removed.
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51701
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Renal cyst aspirated by percutaneous needle
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50390
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Measurement of residual urine after emptying of the bladder
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51798
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The patient undergoes a bilateral ovarian cystectomy. How is this coded?
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58925
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A 55-year-old man with chronic balanitis being circumcised using a clamp. Regional dorsal penile block used for anesthesia. What is the CPT code?
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54150
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Assign the CPT code for a colposcopy with loop electrode biopsy.
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57460
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Assign the CPT code for a vaginal hysterectomy (weight of uterus is 283 g) with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy.
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58291
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What is the correct CPT code for Excision of hydrocele, left spermatic cord.
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55500
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Cystourethroscopy with insertion of permanent urethral stent. What is the CPT code?
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52282
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The correct CPT code assignment for hysteroscopy with lysis of intrauterine adhesions is 58559 and 58740.
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False
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Laparoscopic sterilization procedure with fulguration of tubes, bilateral. What is the CPT code?
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58670
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A retropubic prostatectomy uses a scope inserted through the urethra to remove prostate tissue piece by piece.
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False
