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Urinary and Male genital systems Flashcards

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The term that describes the study of the motion and flow of urine is

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urodynamics

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Urethral dilation codes are often divided based on this factor:

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initial or subsequent

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When urodynamics are performed and the physician only interprets the results, the correct modifier would be:

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-26 is used to indicate the professional component of the service being billed was “interpretation only,” and it is most commonly submitted with diagnostic tests

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brachytherapy

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The type of treatment used to treat prostate cancer by placing the radioactive elements directly into the prostate.

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To report the cystourethroscopic removal of a self-retaining indwelling ureteral stent, the correct codes would be 52310 or 52315. What modifier would be applied?

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-58 defined as a staged or related procedure performed during the postoperative period of the first procedure by the same physician. A new postoperative period begins when the staged procedure is billed

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tunica vaginalis

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COVERING OF THE TESTES

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semnal vesicle

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GLANDS THAT SECRETES FLUID THAT ULTIMATELY BECOMES SEMEN

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vesiculotomy

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INCISION INTO HE SEMINAL VESICLE

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vasotomy

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CREATION OF AN OPENING IN THE VAS DEFERENS

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epididymovasostomy

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CREATION OF A NEW CONNECTION BETWEEN THE VAS DEFERENS AND EPIDIDYMIS

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epididymectomy

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SURGICAL REMOVAL OF THE EPIDIDYMIS

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vasovasorrhaphy

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SUTURING OF THE VAS DEFERENS

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-rrhaphy

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suture

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vasovasostomy

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REVERSAL OF A VASECTOMY

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orchiopexy

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SURGICAL PROCEDURE TO RELEASE UNDESCENDED TESTIS

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cavernosa-glans penis fistulization

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CREATION OF A CONNECTION BETWEEN A CAVITY OF THE PENIS AND THE GLANS PENIS, WHICH OVERLAPS THE PENIS CAVITY

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cavernosa-corpus spongiosum shunt

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CREATION OF A CONNECTION BETWEEN A CAVITY OF THE PENIS AND THE URETHRA

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tumescence

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STATE OF BEING SWOLLEN

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spermatocele

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CYST FILLED WITH SPERMATOZOA

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penoscrotal

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REFERRING TO THE PENIS AND SCROTUM

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urethroplasty

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SURGICAL REPAIR OF THE URETHRA

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chordee

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CONDITION RESULTING IN THE PENIS BEING BENT DOWNWARD

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priapism

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PAINFUL CONDITION IN WHICH THE PENIS IS CONSTANTLY ERECT

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lymphadenectomy

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excision of lymph nodes(s)

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prostatotomy

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incision into the prostate

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vesiculectomy

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excision of a seminal vesicle

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hypospadias

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CONGENITAL DEFORMITY OF THE URETHRA IN WHICH THE URETHRAL OPENING IS ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE PENIS RATHER THAN ON THE END

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plethysmography

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DETERMINING THE CHANGES IN VOLUME OF AN ORGAN PART OR BODY

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cavernosography

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RADIOGRAPHIC MEASUREMENT OF A CAVITY (THE MAIN PART OF THE PENIS)

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cavernosometry

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measurements of the pressure in a cavity (eg. penis)

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epididymis

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A TUBE LOCATED ON THE TOP OF THE TESTES THAT STORES SPERM

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corpora cavernosa

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TWO CAVITIES OF THE PENIS

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electrodesiccation

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DESTRUCTION OF A LESION BY THE USE OF ELECTRICAL CURRENT RADIATED THROUGH A NEEDLE

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vas deferens

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TUBE THAT CARRIES SPERM FROM THE EPIDIDYMIS TO THE URETHRA

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TRANSURETEROURETEROSTOMY

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SURGICAL CONNECTION OF ONE URETER TO THE OTHER URETER

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retroperitoneal

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BEHIND THE SAC HOLDING THE ABDOMINAL ORGANS AND VISCERA (PERITONEUM)

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renal pelvis

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FUNNEL-SHAPED SAC IN THE KIDNEY WHERE URINE IS RECEIVED

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peloplasty

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SURGICAL CREATIONN OF AN OPENING INTO THE RENAL PELVIS

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pyelo-

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renal pelvis

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nephrostomy

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CREATION OF A CHANNEL INTO THE RENAL PELVIS OF THE KIDNEY

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perirenal

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AROUND THE KIDNEY

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perivesicle

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AROUND THE BLADDER

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vesic/o

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urinary bladder

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marsupialization

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SURGICAL PROCEDURE THAT CREATES AN OPEN POUCH FROM AN INTERNAL ABSCESS

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lithotripsy

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CRUSHING OF A GALLBLADDER OR URINARY BLADDER STONE FOLLOWED BY IRRIGATION TO WASH THE FRAGMENT OUT

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kock pouch

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SURGICAL CREATION OF A URINARY BLADDER FROM A SEGMENT OF THE ILEUM

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fulguration

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USE A ELECTRICAL CURRENT TO DESTROY TISSUE

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nephrectomy

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KIDNEY REMOVAL

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exstrophy

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CONDITION IN WHICH AN ORGAN IS TURNED INSIDE OUT

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endopyelotomy

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WITH THE USE OF AN ENDOSCOPE, AN INCISION IS MADE TO CORRECT STENOSIS OF THE URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION.

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cystometrogram (CMG)

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MEASUREMENT OF THE PRESSURES AND CAPACITY OF THE URINARY BLADDER

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calculus/calculi

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A CONCRETION OF MINERAL SALTS, ALSO CALLED A STONE

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