Acquired buried penis: an observational study characterizing the variability in procedural codes reported during surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adult acquired buried penis (ABP) is a heterogenous condition and surgical treatment typically includes several steps. Additionally, there is no consensus on which current procedural terminology (CPT) codes to utilize for these steps. Our objective is to characterize the variability in CPT codes reported for ABP surgeries. We hypothesize that the heterogeneous disease process combined with a lack of consensus on appropriate CPT codes will result in marked variability in CPT codes reported during surgery for ABP.

Methods

Data was collected from American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) between 2007-2020. We included adults undergoing surgery for ABP. All CPT codes were grouped into different anatomic categories: penile p

SUBMITTER: Fadel A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11535738 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature