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Answer: Yes. This coding dilemma almost always occurs when a general surgeon performs a laparoscopic hernia repair, and the patient asks for a vasectomy for sterilization at the same sitting. The surgeon may choose to do this laparoscopically because the ports and instrumentation are already in place.
There is no CPT code for laparoscopic vasectomy, so you should use an unlisted-procedure code - specifically, 55559 (Unlisted laparoscopy procedure, spermatic cord).