(Note: There is conflicting guidance from the OIG, CMS, and State Medicaid agencies on the frequency of such screening. The OIG and CMS suggests (not mandates) monthly screening, whereas some states require independent screening against their own Medicaid sanction database.
November 6, 2001 --. (Ultrasound Review) An evaluation of the ultrasound features of spermatic cord hydrocele (SCH) in children was described in a study recently published in The British Journal of Radiology. Pediatric surgeons and radiologists from Tel-Aviv University combined their efforts in a retrospective study of children with SCH.
The correct code for performing a spermatic cord block is 64425 (ilioinguinal, iliohypogastric nerves), says Jules Geltzeiler, MD, who practices with Shore Urology in Long Branch, N.J. A spermatic cord block is performed for chronic orchialgia (608.9), explains Geltzeiler.