CPT^® 54437, Under Repair Procedures on the Penis

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 54437 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 repairs a tear or tears in the corpora cavernosa, spongelike tissue in the penile shaft region which contains most of the blood in the penis during an erection.

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penile exploration for possible fracture cpt code

[QUOTE="liqgold2@aol.com, post: 505808, member: 729454"] Looking at this another way, I would suggest the following coding for your clinical scenario: 54437-52 for a reduced procedure to repair a co... [ Read More ]

penile exploration for possible fracture cpt code

Looking at this another way, I would suggest the following coding for your clinical scenario: 54437-52 for a reduced procedure to repair a corporal tear which was not found, therefore the reduced mo... [ Read More ]

penile exploration for possible fracture cpt code

[QUOTE="cs714, post: 505755, member: 164126"] If unlisted - what cpt code would I benchmark it too... [/QUOTE] I would use 54437. 54440 is a very general code that is carrier-priced and has no RVUs a... [ Read More ]

penile exploration for possible fracture cpt code

Patient brought the operating room placed on operating table. After administration of appropriate prep and drape of the lower abdomen penis perineum and anterior thighs a degloving incision was made ... [ Read More ]

Penile fracture care

I found this out on the web: [I]Q. Is there a diagnosis code for penile fracture and a specific code for repair of the fracture? A. Use ICD-10-CM diagnosis S39.840A Fracture of corpus cavernosum pen... [ Read More ]

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