A 20 year old patient comes with phimosis and undergoes circumcision. What are the appropriate ICD and CPT codes for this claim?
DX CODE DESCRIPTION
1 605 Phimosis or Redundant Prepuce
1 605 Phimosis or Redundant Prepuce
PX CODE DESCRIPTION
1 64.0 Circumcision
CPT CODE DESCRIPTION
1 54161 Circumcision in patient older than 28 days
Circumcision is also usually done in newborns at the same visit in which they are delivered because of tradition or as a prophylactic measure. This should be reported with CPT code 54160.
54160 Circumcision in neonates
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