A physician performed an incision and drainage on a complicated deep penile abscess. What is the appropriate code for this procedure?

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The appropriate code for this procedure is 54015 (Incision and Drainage of Penis, Deep). Codes 10061 and 10081 are incorrect because they are integumentary codes that refer to the incision and drainage of deep abscesses of the skin. In this case, the abscess is not in the skin of the penis, it is in the deep tissue of the penis, therefore integumentary codes are inappropriate.

A Physician Performed an Incision and Drainage on a Complicated