2025 CPT code 54057
Effective Date: N/A Surgery - Surgical Procedures on the Male Genital System Feed
Destruction of lesion(s), penis (e.g., condyloma, papilloma, molluscum contagiosum, herpetic vesicle), simple; laser surgery.
Modifiers may be applicable to indicate specific circumstances of the procedure, such as increased procedural services (modifier 22), multiple procedures (modifier 51), or reduced services (modifier 52). Refer to current CPT guidelines for appropriate modifier usage.
Medical necessity must be established by documenting the presence of the lesion, its impact on the patient's health (e.g., pain, discomfort, risk of transmission), and the appropriateness of laser destruction as a treatment modality.
The physician is responsible for preparing the patient, administering anesthesia, identifying and marking the lesion, applying the laser treatment precisely, and protecting the surrounding healthy tissue.
In simple words: The doctor uses a laser to remove a skin lesion on the penis. This is done to get rid of the lesion and ease any pain. The area is numbed, and the doctor carefully aims the laser at the lesion to burn it away.This procedure doesn't usually involve any cutting or stitches.
This procedure involves the destruction of simple penile lesions such as condyloma, papilloma, molluscum contagiosum, or herpetic vesicle using laser surgery. The laser beam is applied to the lesion, burning and destroying it. This procedure aims to eradicate the lesion and relieve any associated pain.The physician identifies and marks the penile lesion after the patient is prepped, draped, and anesthetized. A highly condensed laser beam is applied over the lesion, burning and destroying it. The treatment is applied only to the specific lesion, protecting the surrounding healthy tissue. Laser treatment of penile lesions typically doesn't require incisions or sutures.
Example 1: A patient presents with a single condyloma on the penile shaft. The lesion is treated with laser destruction under local anesthesia., Multiple molluscum contagiosum lesions are present on the penis. Laser surgery is used to destroy the lesions., A patient with a painful herpetic vesicle on the penis undergoes laser destruction of the lesion for pain relief and eradication.
Documentation should include the type, size, and location of the lesion(s), the method of destruction (laser), the type of anesthesia used, and any complications encountered. Photographs of the lesion before and after treatment can be beneficial.
- Revenue Code: P6C - MINOR PROCEDURES - OTHER (MEDICARE FEE SCHEDULE)
- Specialties:Urology, Dermatology
- Place of Service:Office, Outpatient Hospital, Ambulatory Surgical Center