AMA CPT® Assistant - 2000 Issue 9 (September)
Surgery Male Genital System (September 2000)
September 2000 page 10b Coding Consultation Male Genital System, Surgery, 55520, 49505 (Q&A) Question Would it be appropriate to report code 55520, Excision of lesion of spermatic cord (separate procedure), in addition to an inguinal hernia repair code (eg, 49505)? AMA Comment Code 55520, Excision of lesion of spermatic cord (separate procedure), is designated as a "separate procedure." Codes with the "separate procedure" designation normally would not be additionally reported when the procedure or service is performed as an integral component of another procedure or service. However, when codes designated as "separate procedures" are performed independently, unrelated...
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