CODING BASICS VIRTUAL TRAINING  
   GLOSSARY  
   COMMON UROLOGIC ACCRONYMS AND TERMS
                                                                                                                GLOSSARY
                                                                    COMMON UROLOGIC ACCRONYMS AND TERMS
          ACRONYMS
          BCG            Bacillus Chalmette-Guerin                   HCPCS          Healthcare Common Procedure Coding 
          BPH            Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia                System
          BX Biopsy                                                  HIPAA          Health Insurance Portability and Account-
                                                                     ability Act of 1996
          CaP            Prostate Cancer                             IC             Interstitial Cystitis
          CCI            Correct Coding Initiative                   ICD-9-CM       International Statistical Classification of 
          CDC            Centers for Disease Control                 Diseases and Related Health Problems
          CF             Conversion Factor                           IVP            Intravenous Pyelogram
          CLIA           Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amend-      JCAHO          Joint Commision of Accreditation of Hos-
          ment                                                       pital Organizations
          CMG Cystometrogram                                         KUB            Kidney Ureter, Bladder X-ray
          CMS            Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Ser-      LCA            Least Costly Alternative
          vices                                                      LCD            Local Coverage Determination
          CPT            Current Procedural Terminology              LH-RH          Lutenizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone
          CRC            Coding and Reimbursement Committee          LUTS           Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
          DRE            Digital Rectal Exam                         MA             Medical Assistant
          E&M            Evaluation & Management
          ED             Erectile Dysfunction
          EMG Electromyography
          ESWL           Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy
          FDA            Food and Drug Administration
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                                                                                                                      GLOSSARY
                                                                       COMMON UROLOGIC ACCRONYMS AND TERMS
           TERMINOLOGY 
           Ablation                                                      Category II Code(s)
           Surgical removal by electrocautery, radiofrequency, or        Category II CPT codes are intended to facilitate data 
           chemical destruction                                          collection by coding certain services and/or test results 
           Antegrade                                                     that are agreed upon as contributing to positive health 
           Moving forward or in the same direction of the flow           outcomes and quality patient care.
           BCG Treatment                                                 Category III Code(s)
           Biological therapy that kills bladder cancer cells in the     The purpose of this category of codes is to facilitate 
           bladder                                                       data collection on and assessment of new services and 
                                                                         procedures.
           Benign                                                        Catheter
           Non-cancerous                                                 A tube passed into the body for evacuating fluids or 
           Benign Prostate Hypertrophy                                   injecting them into body cavities
           Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) also known as nodu-        Cauterization
           lar hyperplasia, benign prostatic hypertrophy (technically    Destruction of tissue with an electric current, a hot iron, 
           a misnomer) or benign enlargement of the prostate             or by freezing
           (BEP) refers to the increase in size of the prostate in 
           middle-aged and elderly men                                   Chordee
           Biopsy                                                        Painful downward curvature of the penis during erection
           Obtaining tissue sample for microscopic examination           Circumcision
           Brachytherapy                                                 Surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis
           Form of radiotherapy were a radioactive implant is            Condyloma
           placed at treatment site and give off radiation to kill       A wart found on the genitals or near the anus
           cancer cells                                                  Conduit
           Bulking Agent                                                 Surgically constructed channel
           Bulking agents are injected in the vicinity of the urinary    Cryotherapy
           sphincter to treat urinary incontinence resulting from        Cryotherapy is the local or general use of low tempera-
           intrinsic sphincter deficiency (ISD).                         tures in medical therapy or the removal of heat from a 
           Calculus                                                      body part
           A stone in the urinary tract                                  Cystectomy
           Cancer                                                        Surgical removal of bladder
           A term used for diseases in which abnormal cells divide       Cystitis
           without control and invade other tissue.                      Inflammation of the bladder
           Category I Code(s)                                            Cystocele
           Category I CPT codes describe a procedure or service          A bladder hernia that protrudes into the vagina
           identified with a five-digit CPT code and descriptor 
           nomenclature.                                                 Cystoscopy
                                                                         Examination of bladder with a scope
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                                                                      COMMON UROLOGIC ACCRONYMS AND TERMS
           Cystostomy                                                   Flap
           Surgical creation of an opening into the bladder             Used to describe the movement of tissue from one site 
           Dialysis                                                     on the body to another
           Primarily used to provide an artificial replacement for      Fulguration
           lost kidney function (renal replacement therapy) due to      Destruction of tissue by means of long high-frequency 
           renal failure.                                               eletric sparks
           Diverticulum of Bladder                                      General Anesthesia
           Balloon-like growths on the bladder commonly associ-         General Anesthesia is an anesthetic drug that brings 
           ated with a chronic outflow obstruction, such as benign      about a reversible loss of consciousness. These drugs are 
           prostatic hypertrophy in older males                         generally administered by an anesthesia provider in or-
           Double J Stent                                               der to induce or maintain general anesthesia to facilitate 
           A ureteral stent, sometimes called ureteric stent, is a      surgery.
           thin tube inserted into the ureter to prevent or treat       Hematuria
           obstruction of the urine flow from the kidney. One or        Blood found in urine
           both ends of the stent may be coiled to prevent it from      Hydrocele
           moving out of place, this is called a JJ stent, double J     Water-like fluid that accumulates around the testis caus-
           stent or pig-tail stent.                                     ing the scrotum to swell
           Erectile Dysfunction                                         Hydronephrosis
           Erectile dysfunction (ED or (male) impotence) is a sexual    Stretching of the renal pelvis as a result of obstruction 
           dysfunction characterized by the inability to develop or     of urinary outflow
           maintain an erection of the penis sufficient for satisfac-
           tory sexual performance.                                     Hypospadias
           Evaluation & Management Service                              Congenital opening of male urethra upon the undersur-
           Evaluation and management (E/M) services refer to visits     face of the penis or urethral opening of women’s vagina
           and consultations furnished by physicians.                   Ileovesicostomy
           Fascia                                                       Surgical production of an opening in the bladder using 
           A fibrous membrane that covers, supports, and sepa-          ileum
           rates muscles                                                Impotence
           Federal Register                                             The inability of a man to achieve or maintain an erection
           The official journal of the United States Government         Incontinence
           that contains most routine publications and public notic-    Involuntary leakage of urine
           es of government agencies                                    Infertility
           Fiducial Markers                                             Inablity to achieve pregnancy
           A fiduciary marker or fiducial is an object used in the      Interstitial Cystitis
           field of view of an imaging system which appears in the      A urinary bladder disease of unknown cause character-
           image produced, for use as a point of reference or a         ised by urinary frequency (as often as every 10 minutes), 
           measure                                                      urgency, pressure and/or pain in the bladder and/or 
           Fistula                                                      pelvis
           An abnormal tube-like passage from a normal cavity to 
           another cavity or free surface
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