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Remember These Factors When Coding Orchiectomy

Published on Tue May 15, 2018

Keep your biopsy options straight as well. An orchiectomy is surgery to remove one or both testicles. A urologist usually performs orchiectomy because of testicular cancer but can also recommend the surgery because of testicular damage due to injury or infection or a part of prostate cancer treatment. When coding for these procedures, you need to start with verifying two [...]
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