A patient visits the doctor's office for a testicular cancer screening. During the examination, the doctor discovers an atrophied right testis. What is/are the correct code(s) assignment?

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Z12.71 is the correct code for a screening for malignant neoplasm of testis, and N50.0 is the correct code for atrophy of testis. Both codes are necessary to fully capture the reason for the visit: the screening for testicular cancer and the finding of an atrophied testis.

A Patient Visits the Doctor's Office for a Testicular Cancer