Urology Coding Alert
You Need Multiple Codes for a Cystourethrogram Leading to a Meatoplasty
Question: This male patient had a voiding cystourethrogram revealing a distal meatal stricture. Sounds were used to gradually dilate the urethral meatus. An incision was made from urethral meatus to the distal urethra. Several sutures were used to advance and approximate the inner mucosa approximately 2 cm in length to the skin at the external meatus. What would the correct coding be? Pennsylvania Subscriber Answer: Based on the information you have shared, the correct codes are:
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