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Know How to Report Button Removal for Undescended Testes

Published on Fri Jul 12, 2024

Question: My provider performed two button removals (surgical suture anchor to hold testicle in place) for undescended testes surgery. The provider performed button removal surgery on each side of the testicles. How would I code this? Florida Subscriber Answer: According to Stephanie Stinchcomb Storck, CPC, CPMA, CUC, CCS-P, ACS-UR, longtime urology coder and consultant in Glen Burnie, Maryland, there is a CPT® [...]
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