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Medical Coding

Category - 50,000 Series

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A middle-age woman is scheduled for a parathyroidectomy. What is the correct code for this procedure?

60500
60502
60505
60512

Explanation

Answer: A - 60500 is the correct code for parathyroidectomy.
Code 60502 is incorrect because this code is for re-exploration of the parathyroid’s. Code 60505 is incorrect because this code includes mediastinal exploration using the sternal split or transthoracic approach. Code 60512 is incorrect because this is an “add-on” code for parathyroid auto transplantation.

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