CPT 00932: Anesthesia for Complete Amputation of Penis
CPT code 00932 represents anesthesia services provided for complete amputation or surgical removal of the penis. It applies to perioperative anesthetic management for radical penectomy procedures, typically performed in hospital operating rooms for oncologic, traumatic, or other surgical indications. This code is important nationally because it captures high-complexity anesthesia care associated with major genital surgery and informs payment, quality measurement, and resource planning for these procedures.
Key payers referenced include Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna Health, United Healthcare, and Medicare. Readers will find a concise overview of the clinical context for the code, common payer coverage considerations, and how 00932 relates to adjacent anesthesia codes for male genital procedures. The publication outlines service expectations, typical site of service, and associated diagnostic contexts that commonly justify use of this anesthesia code.
The material that follows provides benchmarks and policy-relevant notes for coding and billing teams, clarifies related anesthesia code groupings, and summarizes typical clinical scenarios that generate use of 00932. Data not available in the input is noted where applicable.
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Billing Code Overview
CPT code 00932 describes anesthesia services for complete amputation or surgical removal of the penis, the male genital organ composed primarily of erectile tissue. This code applies when a clinician administers and manages anesthesia care for patients undergoing radical penectomy or complete penile amputation.
Service Type
- Anesthesia for major genital surgery
Typical Site of Service
- Hospital operating room or other fully equipped surgical suite where major urologic or oncologic procedures are performed.
National Reimbursement Benchmarks
BUCA (average commercial) centers the market near a $74.5 mean, with an interquartile spread of $37.50 (P75 $93.30 minus P25 $53.80), indicating moderate dispersion among commercial contracts. Blue Cross Blue Shield shows a wider spread of $56.50 (P75 $95.20 minus P25 $53.70), reflecting more variability at the upper end, while Cigna has a $41.50 IQR (P75 $108.10 minus P25 $67.60) that skews higher with a $91.40 mean and a $165.30 max. UnitedHealth Group is relatively tight with an IQR of $30.90 (P75 $81.10 minus P25 $52.00), and Aetna sits between peers with an IQR of $44.00 (P75 $85.00 minus P25 $42.00).
Comparing dispersion across payers highlights that Blue Cross Blue Shield displays the widest interquartile range, suggesting more contract variability, while UnitedHealth Group is the tightest, implying more consistent commercial rates. BUCA’s mean of $74.5 provides a useful benchmark for where average commercial reimbursements land relative to the individual payers listed, without invoking any non-commercial program values.