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May 25th, 2010 - dlh 6 

circumcision revision plus block

Keeping in mind the Surgical Guidelines that state local anesthesia infusion or digital blocks are included in the surgical package, when the surgeon performs a penile block prior to repairing an incomplete circumcision, can the surgeon bill 64450 separately or should modifier 47 be appended to 54163?

Thank you!

May 25th, 2010 - nmaguire   2,606 

Penile nerve block

Medicare bundles code 64450 into code 54163 for a related block. Many payers consider code 54163 a cosmetic, non-therapeutic procedure. Payment will be based on medical necessity and payer policy.



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