AAPC Ch. 12: Urinary System and Male Genital System Relevant Questions and Correct Answers

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AAPC Ch. 12: Urinary System and Male Genital System Questions and Answers Which gland in the male reproductive system is partly muscular and partly glandular? Ans- Prostate Rationale: The prostate gl... and is the gland that is partly muscular and glandular. Where is urine formed? Ans- Kidneys Rationale: Urine is formed in the renal tubules and empties into the calyces, then into the renal pelvis of the kidney. It then travels through the ureters to the bladder. A 65-year-old woman diagnosed with a right renal tumor is status post hand-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomy. Pathology report reveals a definitive diagnosis of renal oncocytoma. What is the ICD-10-CM code? Ans- D30.01 RATIONALE: Look in the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index for Oncocytoma, which directs you to see Neoplasm, by site, benign. Look in the Table of Neoplasms for Neoplasm, neoplastic/renal/Benign column D30.0-. In the Tabular List report 5th character 1 for right kidney. Correct code choice is D30.01. Mr. Brown presents today with a sudden onset of chills and fever with dull pain in the flank over the kidneys, which are tender when palpated. He has urgency and frequency of urination. Diagnosis is acute pyelonephritis. What is the ICD-10-CM code? Ans- N10 RATIONALE: Acute pyelonephritis is coded N10, unless mention of a lesion of renal medullary necrosis is documented. Do not use chronic pyelone-phritis because the documentation clearly states "acute." Look in the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index for Pylonephritis/acute N10. Verify code selection in the Tabular List. A Urologist examines the urinary collecting system with a cystourethroscope and removes four bladder tumors by fulguration. Two tumors measured 1.5 cm and the other two tumors measured 2.5 cm and 3.0 cm. What code(s) should be reported? Ans- 52235 RATIONALE: Look in the CPT® Index for Fulguration/Cystourethroscopy with/Tumor. You are referred to 52234-52235, 52240, 52250. When different size bladder tumors are removed in one surgical session, the code selection is based on the largest tumor size. In this example, the largest tumor removed is 3.0 cm. Only one code is reported regardless of the number of tumors removed. Excision of urachal cyst and an incarcerated umbilical hernia repair were performed on a six-year-old male. Code the procedure: Ans- 51500 RATIONALE: Umbilical hernia repair codes are reported using CPT® 49580-49587 and are differentiated by the age of the patient and whether or not the hernia is reducible, incarcerated or strangulated. A reducible hernia is one that can be reduced to a normal position. An incarcerated or strangulated hernia is one that cannot be reduced to a normal position without surgical intervention. The description of CPT® 51500 Excision of urachal cyst or sinus, with or without umbilical hernia repair includes the umbilical hernia repair. Hernia repair is not reported separately; therefore, CPT® 51500 is the correct answer. Look in the CPT® Index for Cyst/Urachal/Bladder/Excision 51500. Patient presents for treatment of multiple condyloma on the penis. The excised diameter is 0.8cm. Code the procedure. Ans- 54060 RATIONALE: Surgical excision of condyloma(s) of the penis is reported using CPT® 54060. Report this procedure only once because the description includes multiple condyloma excision during a single/same surgical setting. CPT® 11420 describes excision of a benign lesion of the genitalia, but is not specific to condyloma and the diameter of the lesion excision is stated as 0.5 cm or less. CPT® 11421 describes a benign lesion excised from the genitalia 0.6 cm to 1.0 cm, and would be appropriate had there not been a clear and concise code for condyloma excision. CPT® 11621 describes a malignant lesion excision and is not reported because there is no documentation of a malignant lesion excision. Tip: When determining the specific code to report, the body system or organ should be accessed first, before using the integumentary codes. Look in the CPT® Index for Condyloma/Penis for the range of codes. A circumcision was performed on a newborn using a dorsal penile nerve block for anesthesia. The provider used a Plastibell for this circumcision. What CPT® code is reported? Ans- 54150 Rationale: In the CPT® Index, look for Circumcision/Surgical Excision/Neonate 54150, 54160. A Plastibell is a type of device used in a circumcision. Code 54150 is correct. Modifier 52 is not required; because a dorsal penile nerve block was used. What modifier is appended to report a bilateral procedure? Ans- B or C RATIONALE: Depending upon the insurer, either modifier 50 or RT and LT is appended to the surgical procedure. To report a repeat procedure by the same physician, what modifier is reported? Ans- 76 Rationale: Sometimes it is necessary for a physician to repeat a procedure. When this occurs, modifier 76 is appended. CASE 1 Preoperative diagnosis: Transitional cell carcinoma in the bladder. Postoperative diagnosis: Transitional cell carcinoma in the bladder. (This is the diagnosis to report, since the pre and post-operative diagnoses are the same. The operative note is consistent with a tumor on the posterior bladder wall. Pathology is not back yet, but the stated diagnosis is transitional cell carcinoma in the bladder. In the US, 90% of all bladder cancers are transitional cell in origin. This is sometimes referred to as urothelial carcinoma.) [Show More]

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