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Medical Coding

Category - 50,000 Series

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A 42-year-old man is scheduled to have a varicocele excised and have the spermatic veins ligated with hernia repair at the same time. What CPT code should be used for this procedure?
  1. 55520
  2. 55530
  3. 55535
  4. 55540
Explanation
Answer: D - 55540 is the correct code for the excision of varicocele or ligation of spermatic veins for varicocele with hernia repair.
Code 55520 is incorrect because this code is for the excision of a lesion of the spermatic cord. Code 55530 is incorrect because this code is for the excision of a varicocele or ligation of spermatic veins for varicocele. Code 55535 is incorrect because this is for the abdominal approach of excision of varicocele or ligation of spermatic veins for varicocele without mention of hernia repair.
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