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General Surgical Procedures

Procedures for percutaneous needle aspiration, biopsy, and initial diagnostic sampling of soft tissue, muscle, lymph nodes, and superficial lesions. CPT codes 10004–10021 cover 18 codes addressing fine needle aspiration and simple biopsy services, including site-specific and additional procedure distinctions.

Intersex Surgery

Procedures for surgical management and reconstruction of congenital or acquired variations of genital anatomy and related genital reconstructive services. CPT codes 55970–55980 cover intersex-related genital surgeries, a concise range of procedures addressing genital reconstruction and related operative interventions.

Operating Microscope Procedures

Procedures for use of an operating microscope during surgical interventions, documenting time or use when the microscope is a separate billable service from the primary surgery. CPT code range 69990–69990 covers a single code for operating microscope usage, representing one distinct billable service.

Reproductive System Procedures

Procedures related to reproductive system operations and services, including diagnostic or therapeutic interventions on reproductive organs. Covers CPT code range 55920–55920, a single specific code addressing a defined reproductive system procedure.

Surgical Procedures for Maternity Care and Delivery

Procedures covering surgical management of pregnancy, labor and postpartum care including cesarean and vaginal deliveries, fetal interventions, postpartum repairs, and related obstetric surgeries. CPT range 59000–59899 covering antepartum invasive services, delivery procedures, cesarean-specific codes, repairs, excisions and miscellaneous obstetric procedures.

Surgical Procedures on the Auditory System

Procedures involving surgical treatment of the auditory system, including the external, middle, inner ear and temporal bone approaches for disorders affecting hearing and ear structures. CPT codes 69000–69979 cover the full auditory surgical spectrum across approximately 980 codes and multiple subgroups for external, middle, inner ear and temporal bone procedures.

Surgical Procedures on the Cardiovascular System

Covers surgical interventions on the heart, pericardium, great vessels, arteries and veins including open and endovascular techniques. CPT range 33016–37799 encompassing cardiac surgery codes (33016–33999) and vascular/arterial/venous procedures (34001–37799).

Surgical Procedures on the Digestive System

Covers surgical operative procedures of the digestive system including oral cavity, esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, pancreas, biliary tract, appendix, and related structures. CPT range 40490–49999 spanning comprehensive abdominal and GI surgery codes across multiple subgroups.

Surgical Procedures on the Endocrine System

Procedures addressing surgical treatment of endocrine organs including thyroid, parathyroid, thymus, adrenal glands, pancreas, and carotid body. CPT range 60000–60699 covering thyroid surgeries (60000–60300) and procedures on parathyroid/thymus/adrenal/pancreas/carotid body (60500–60699).

Surgical Procedures on the Eye and Ocular Adnexa

Procedures addressing surgical treatment of the eye and its surrounding adnexal structures, including eyelids, lacrimal system, orbit, cornea, lens, anterior and posterior segments. CPT codes range 65091–68899 covering hundreds of codes across eyeball, conjunctiva, anterior/posterior segment and adnexa subgroups.

Surgical Procedures on the Female Genital System

Procedures involving surgical intervention on female reproductive organs including vulva, vagina, cervix, uterus, ovaries, and fallopian tubes. CPT codes 56405–58999 cover the full range of gynecologic surgical codes across multiple subgroups.

Surgical Procedures on the Hemic and Lymphatic Systems

Covers surgical interventions involving blood-forming organs and the lymphatic system, including spleen operations, lymph node procedures, bone marrow and stem cell services. CPT codes 38100–38999 span spleen, lymph node/channel surgeries and related hemic/lymphatic procedures across multiple subgroups.

Surgical Procedures on the Integumentary System

Procedures involving surgical treatment of the integumentary system including skin, subcutaneous tissue, nails, hair, and breast-related operations. CPT range 10030–19499 covering surgical skin procedures, repairs, excisions, reconstructions and breast surgeries across multiple subgroups.

Surgical Procedures on the Male Genital System

Procedures involving surgical management of male external and internal genital organs including penis, scrotum, testes, epididymis, spermatic cord, vas deferens, seminal vesicles and prostate. CPT code range 54000–55899 covering comprehensive male genital system surgeries across multiple subgroups.

Surgical Procedures on the Mediastinum and Diaphragm

Procedures involving surgical access and interventions on the mediastinum and diaphragm, including incisions, excisions, repairs, and endoscopic evaluations. CPT codes 39000–39599 cover 600 codes spanning mediastinal (39000–39499) and diaphragmatic (39501–39599) procedures and related subgroups.

Surgical Procedures on the Musculoskeletal System

Procedures for surgical treatment of bones, joints, muscles, tendons, and related soft tissues across the musculoskeletal system. CPT codes 20100–29999 covering the full musculoskeletal surgery range including fractures, arthrodesis, amputations, repairs, and endoscopic procedures.

Surgical Procedures on the Nervous System

Procedures involving surgical operations on the central and peripheral nervous system including skull, meninges, brain, spine, spinal cord, cranial and peripheral nerve surgeries. CPT codes 61000–64999 encompass the full nervous system surgery range across multiple subspecialty subgroups and numerous individual procedure codes.

Surgical Procedures on the Respiratory System

Procedures encompass surgical operations on the nose, sinuses, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs and pleura including endoscopic, excision, repair, transplantation and removal procedures. CPT range 30000–32999 covering the full spectrum of respiratory system surgical codes across multiple organ-specific subgroups.

Surgical Procedures on the Urinary System

Procedures for surgical treatment and management of urinary tract organs including kidney, ureter, bladder, and urethra. CPT codes 50010–53899 covering a broad set of urologic surgeries across multiple organ-specific subgroups.