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What is the CPT code for parathyroidectomy with mediastinal exploration?
The CPT code for a parathyroidectomy with mediastinal exploration is 60500. This code is used when a parathyroid gland is surgically removed, and the procedure involves exploration of the mediastinum to locate ectopic parathyroid tissue. Always confirm with the latest coding guidelines or a professional coder, as codes may be updated.
What is ectopic tissue?
A condition where the thyroid tissue is located in an abnormal place.
Which one is the main primary target tissue of Parathyroid hormone the kidney or bones?
The main primary target tissue of the Parathyroid hormone is the bone, but the kidneys are a target as well.
What do the words parathyroid hormone mean?
Parathyroid hormone is a hormone secreted by the Parathyroid glands. It increases the concentration of calcium in the blood. It effects bone, kidney and intestine tissue.
Why is the surgeon sometimes unable to locate all the parathyroid glands during a parathyroidectomy?
In some cases, the surgeon is unable to locate all of the parathyroid glands, and cannot remove them in one procedure. A fifth or sixth gland may be located in an aberrant place such as the chest (ectopic parathyroid).
What is the condition known as hypoparathyroidism?
Occasionally, too much parathyroid tissue is removed, and a person may develop hypoparathyroidism (under-functioning of the parathyroid glands).
What hormone works with the parathyroid hormone to regulate calcium levels in the blood tissue?
Calcitonin
What cells in the parathyroid gland secretes Parathyroid hormone?
The parathyroid glands release the parathyroid hormone, also known as parathormone. The parathyroid glands are four tiny masses of gland tissue located on the posterior surface of the thyroid gland. Each gland is about the size of an apple seed.
What is the diverticulum comprised of?
It contains all layers of the intestine and may have ectopic tissue present from either the pancreas or stomach.
What is another name for a parathyroid scan?
A parathyroid scan is sometimes called a parathyroid localization scan or parathyroid scintigraphy.
What is the parathyroid glands functions?
The parathyroid gland produces parathyroid hormone (PTH), which regulates the blood calcium level. When blood calcium is low, PTH is secreted and stimulates the digestion of bone tissue by osteoclasts, this releases calcium from the bone into the bloodstream. Calcitonin has the opposite effect of PTH, and is released from the thyroid gland when blood calcium is too high.
Where is parathyroid hormone produced?
parathyroid gland
