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The patient is a female transgender patient who has undergone hormonal therapy, along with other services, to prepare her for her sex change to a male. The patient is counseled on the adverse effects of surgery, as well as complications that may occur. The patient signs the consent for surgery and is taken to the operating room, prepped for surgery, and placed under general anesthesia. The patient successfully comes through surgery. Select the appropriate CPT code:
Common surgical procedures done for transgenders to get transfered from male to female are the following:
Reduction mammoplasty - this surgery is doneto reposition and reshape the nipple. To create an aesthetically pleasing result. For initiating female to male breast reduction. THE CPT CODE IS 19318
The total removal of ipsilateral breast tissue with or without removal of skin and/or nipples . The CPT CODE IS 19303 and 19304.
The nipple construction- The CPT code 19350
THE OTHER SURGICAL PROCEDURE INCLUDE
19318 - Reduction mammoplasty
53430 - urethroplasty and the reconstruction of female urethra.
54520- orchiectomy with or without testicular prostheses.
54660- the insertion of testicular prostheses
54690 - Laparoscopy, surgical orchiectomy
55175- scrotoplasty
55980 - female to male surgery scrotom formation and prostheses placement.
57106, 57107,57110,57111 - vaginectomy
58180, 58260 ,58262, 58275 ,58541 , 58544, 58550 ,58554 - hysterectomy
58720- salpingo- oophorectomy