27 hours ago General anesthesia required Per the lay description of 54162: The physician retracts the foreskin, releases the preputial post-circumcision adhesions, and cleanses the glans in a patient who is under general anesthesia.If retraction of the foreskin reveals a fibrous ring, the physician places two vertical incisions directly over the fibrous ring and the transversely running fibrous bands … >> Go To The Portal
54162Report Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code 54162 (lysis or excision of penile post-circumcision adhesions) when lysis of preputial adhesions or skin bridge is performed by cutting with an instrument (under sterile conditions) and under general anesthesia or regional block.
54162In this case, you should submit 54162, “Lysis or excision of penile postcircumcision adhesions.”An alternative to 54162 is 54450, “Foreskin manipulation including lysis of preputial adhesions and stretching.” You should use this code if the foreskin is still partially adhered to the penis and creates problems (this ...
Definition of lysis of penile adhesion surgery A penile adhesion or skin bridge is a dense piece of skin seen in some males who have been circumcised. The skin forms a bridge fused to the head of his penis. Lysis of this bridge involves separating and removing the bridge of skin.
CPT® Code 54161 in section: Circumcision, surgical excision other than clamp, device, or dorsal slit.
53020CPT® Code 53020 in section: Meatotomy, cutting of meatus (separate procedure)
If any surgical repair is reported for the post-circumcision procedure, it would be reported with CPT codes 54163 and for lysis or excision of post-circumcision adhesions reports with CPT 54162. These procedures (54162 and 54163) can be performed together on the same service date with the appropriate modifier.
As your child gets spontaneous erections, the softened adhesions will break up more easily. Petroleum jelly is also sometimes recommended after adhesion removal surgery to prevent new ones from forming. Steroid cream. Other penile adhesions require the application of a steroid cream twice a day for six weeks.
When a circumcision is done, tissue which would normally be intact is split. Unless proper care is taken, the epithelium of the inner prepuce at the point where the foreskin was removed can reattach to the epithelium of the glans. The result of this is a penile adhesion.
An adhesion within penile tissue can occur due to a prior circumcision, tight foreskin, and/or inflammation of penile tissue. Penile adhesion can correct by itself without a surgical procedure. Excision of adhesive tissue can lead to cosmetic and functional improvement.
Inpatient Neonatal Critical Care The initial day of critical care for the evaluation and management of a critically ill neonate, 28-days of age or less, is reported with code 99468. Only one physician may report this code.
14040 - Adjacent tissue transfer or rearrangement, forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, axillae, genitalia, hands and/or feet; defect 10 sq cm or less.
The two medical billing codes used for newborns circumcision are 54150 and 54160. 54150 means, circumcision, using clamp or other device; newborn. The current procedural terminology code 54160 means circumcision surgical excision other than clamp, device or dorsal slit; newborn.