Endocrine System I of III    

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Objectives

  1. Know what organs are part of the endocrine system.

  2. Know where to find surgical operations on the pituitary and pineal gland.

  3. Understand the variations of a thyroidectomy

  4. Know what a Carotid Body is.

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The CPT Endocrine Section is only two pages in the CPT manual.  

This is the entire endocrinology section on the online Prep course.

 The following organs are not found  in the Endocrine Section of CPT (even though they may have endocrine properties). 

The pancreas

 Digestive - CPT 48000-48999

Ovaries/Oviducts 

 Female Genital System 58600 - 58999

Testes 

 Male Genital System 54500-54699

Pituitary 

 61546 - 61548; 62165

Pineal gland 

 No CPT procedures

The parotid gland is part of the salivary gland -- nothing to do with carotid body.

Note: The Review of surgical procedures of the pituitary and pineal glands is found in the Nervous System Module of CPT.

The Thryoid Gland is a part of the endocrine (hormone) system and plays a major role in regulating the body's metabolism.

Thyroglossal duct cyst

Percutaneous core needle (Biopsy needle) 60100
Fine needle aspiration 10021

Thyroid Lobectomy [CPT 60220]: The entire thyroid lobe is resected; a lobe is excised. 

Thyroidectomy: 60240 - 60270 - note whether it is:

Partial 

Subtotal, in which more than two-thirds of the gland is removed.

Complete

 Total,  typically performed in cases of cancer of the thyroid. 

Limited 

Less than a Subtotal.

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For a bilateral procedure, add modifier -50.

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