CPT^® 54322, Under Repair Procedures on the Penis

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 54322 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair Procedures on the Penis.

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The provider performs a single stage surgical procedure to correct hypospadias with a meatal advancement or V flap. Providers commonly use this technique to treat glanular hypospadias where the meatus is mobile, which can be pushed to the tip of the glans comfortably. He may perform a circumcision during this procedure and or correction of an abnormal curvature of the penis known as chordee.

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