CPT^® 45334, Under Endoscopy Procedures on the Rectum

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 45334 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Endoscopy Procedures on the Rectum.

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Summary

The provider examines the rectum and sigmoid colon using a flexible colonoscope, a tubular instrument with a light source and camera to identify the source of internal bleeding. He controls the bleeding in the sigmoid colon by any method.

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Colonnoscopy

[QUOTE="stacyprice, post: 482164, member: 477437"] I have a patient that had a colonoscopy advanced to the rectum and the provider states that this was the intended extent and a polyp was removed in t... [ Read More ]

Colonnoscopy

I have a patient that had a colonoscopy advanced to the rectum and the provider states that this was the intended extent and a polyp was removed in the rectum with saline injection lift using hot snar... [ Read More ]

Help Please!!

Procedure: ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY FOLLOWED BY LIMITED ENDOSCOPY THROUGH COLOSTOMY. Description: During EGD, the colostomy appliance filled with BRB. The gastroscope was inserted 15-20 cm into the... [ Read More ]

Help with procedure.

I believe I would code as 45378 and then 45334-76(i had thought about 78 but since they intentionally held the patient in the unit I went with 76). I don't think it would be 45382 as the control of bl... [ Read More ]

Help with procedure.

Colonoscopy was performed on patient for rectal bleeding, cecum/terminal ileum was reached. there was large amounts of blood and clots in left colon, blood washed out revealing severe diverticulosis b... [ Read More ]

sigmoid/ablation telangiectasia

My surgeon wants to bill 45346-sigmoid w/ablation for this, but I am thinking it should be 45334-sigmoid/control bleeding. Is telangiectasia considered a lesion??... [ Read More ]

Sigmoidoscopy with APC therapy

Hi all! Hope someone can give me some more info on this and lead me in the right direction. Provider is doing a sigmoidoscopy for a patient that presented with rectal bleeding after receiving APC the... [ Read More ]

transanal excision/rigid sigmoidscopy

Procedure Day 1: 45172 (MD states full thickness of rectal taken with lesion) Procedure Day Four: Bleeding oversew of wound in rectum, use 45999-78 unlisted rectum. He did not state he used a flex si... [ Read More ]

transanal excision/rigid sigmoidscopy

I have a question on if these are the right codes or if I'm in the wrong spot. Can someone please help? She came in for two surgeries due to bleeding. day one note: transanal excision of full thickne... [ Read More ]

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