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Test Your Real-world Knowledge of Adrenalectomy Coding

Published on Tue Feb 20, 2018

How well can you answer these common questions? We gave you three scenarios related to adrenalectomy coding as a self-check. Here are the questions again, along with the correct answers. Question 1:  According to CPT®, you should report 60545 when the surgeon (via an open approach) excises a retroperitoneal mass in addition to the adrenalectomy. If the urologist uses a [...]
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