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31 January, 20:24

Newborn male is scheduled for a circumcision. he is sterilely prepped and draped; a penile nerve block is performed. the circumcision is performed by a ring device. hemostasis is achieved. vaseline gauze dressing applied. patient tolerated the procedure well. how is this encounter coded

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  1. 31 January, 22:40
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    54150

    The patience is having the circumcision preformed with a ring device (other device) guiding you in selecting code 54150. It is inappropriate to code 64450 with 54150 since penile block is included and stated in code description
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