CPT^® 53415, Under Repair Procedures on the Urethra

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 53415 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair Procedures on the Urethra.

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The provider repairs and reconstructs a urethral defect or injury by making a transpubic or perineal incision from the back of scrotum to the anal margins. He performs the procedure to correct a deformity and relieve pain.

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