CPT-54163

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Code for the repair of an "incomplete" circumcision.

The Completely Unregulated Practice of Male Circumcision:Human Rights’ Abuse Enshrined in Law?
So common are circumcision revisions, euphemistically called “tidy-ups,” estimated at between 1% to 9.5% of all circumcisions, that they have their own billing code, CPT-54163. So common are circumcision revisions, euphemistically called “tidy-ups,” estimated at between 1% to 9.5% of all circumcisions, that they have their own billing code, CPT-54163.
– John Geisheker[1]

Commonly Associated ICD-9 Codes*
Limited claims data available for this procedure.
Percentage ICD-9 Descriptor
40.0% XXX.XX Redundant prepuce and phimosis
10.0% XXX.XX Balanoposthitis
10.0% XXX.XX Urethral stricture, unspecified
10.0% XXX.XX Unspecified hypertrophic and atrophic conditions of skin
5.0% XXX.XX Hemorrhage complicating a procedure
5.0% XXX.XX Open wound of penis, complicated
5.0% XXX.XX Hidden penis
5.0% XXX.XX Other inflammatory disorders of penis
5.0% XXX.XX Unspecified hypertension
5.0% XXX.XX Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of other and unspecified male genital organs[2]

References

  1. REFnews Geisheker, John (2013)."The Completely Unregulated Practice of Male Circumcision:Human Rights’ Abuse Enshrined in Law?". Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  2. REFnews "CodeMap Report 54163", CodeMap. Retrieved 5 July 2013.