Urologists often perform escutcheonectomy during the repair procedure for buried penis. First, submit 54300 (Plastic operation of penis for straightening of chordee (eg, hypospadias), with or without mobilization of urethra) for the repair of a buried penis. Question: What is the appropriate procedure coding for an escutcheonectomy in conjunction with a scrotoplasty and buried penis repair?
AAPC Forum Participant Answer: The escutcheonectomy and the buried penis repair can be completed during the same procedure, so you will not report these separately. Looking for CPT code for escutcheonectomy patient is having scrotoplasty and buried penis repair Thank you! Wiki - CPT Code for escutcheonectomy | Medical Billing and ... - AAPC Reader Questions: Include Escutcheonectomy in Repair Code - () Question: How would I code escutcheonectomy?
escutcheonectomy, The patient is having scrotoplasty and buried penis repair. Wisconsin Subscriber Answer: You will not separately report the escutcheonectomy. Instead, consider it part of the coding you will report for the buried penis repair.
