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Medical Coding

Category - 50,000 Series

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A 25-year-old man decides that he wants to be circumcised for religious reasons and for increasing discomfort. He sees urology, who agrees to perform the procedure, and is set up for a circumcision as an outpatient. What CPT code should be used for this procedure?
  1. 54150
  2. 54160
  3. 54161
  4. 54162
Explanation
Answer: C - 54161 is the correct code for a surgical circumcision for someone older than 28 days of age.
Code 54150 is incorrect because this code is for a circumcision done using a clamp or other device. Code 54160 is incorrect because this code is used for a surgical circumcision of an infant 28 day of age or younger. Code 54162 is incorrect because this code is for the lysis or excision of penile post-circumcision adhesions
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