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Medical Coding

Category - 50,000 Series

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A 42-year-old man is scheduled for a bilateral vesiculotomy that is simple and is not complicated. What CPT code is used for this procedure?
  1. 55600
  2. 55600, -50
  3. 55559
  4. 55559, -50
Explanation
Answer: B - 55600 with modifier -50 is the correct code for a bilateral vesiculotomy.

Code 55600 is the correct code but is missing the modifier to signify that it was a bilateral procedure, instead of a unilateral procedure. Code 55559 with or without the modifier -50 is incorrect because these are the codes for a complicated vesiculotomy, unilateral and bilateral
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