The patient undergoes repair of the renal pelvis to treat an ureteropelvic junction obstruction the patient has had since birth. An incision is made and an excision is performed on the (right) congenital kidney abnormality; a secondary pyeloplasty, solitary kidney or calycoplasty is performed on the left kidney. Select the appropriate CPT and ICD-10-CM codes.

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The correct CPT codes are 50400-RT for the repair of the ureteropelvic junction obstruction on the right kidney and 50405-LT for the secondary procedure on the left kidney. The ICD-10-CM code Q62.11 is used for congenital ureteropelvic junction obstruction.

The Patient Undergoes Repair of the Renal Pelvis to Treat