CPT^® 45379, Under Endoscopy Procedures on the Rectum

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 45379 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Endoscopy Procedures on the Rectum.

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The provider examines the colon and rectum using a colonoscope, a tubular instrument with a light source and camera, which he inserts through the rectum to look for a blockage. He identifies and removes foreign bodies, such as swallowed objectives that could damage or obstruct the colon.

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Question about Decompression tube placement

Maybe the colonoscopy code with mod 52. CPT guidelines state: If a therapeutic colonoscopy (44389-44407, 45379, 45380, 45381, 45382, 45384, 45388, 45398) is performed and does not reach the cecum or... [ Read More ]

935.1 and occurrence codes

Glad that helped. We've been told anytime we use a "900" code as primary dx to use the date of service as the date of occurence. But we only usually use them for our ER/OP hospital procedures and n... [ Read More ]

Bundling Issue

[QUOTE="coachlang3, post: 176735, member: 9728"]Can you give an example? 10+ procedures is a heck of a lot! 10 on one person? if there is a 45385, 45384, 45379, 45383 or a 45382 you would use a 59 ... [ Read More ]

Bundling Issue

Can you give an example? 10+ procedures is a heck of a lot! 10 on one person? if there is a 45385, 45384, 45379, 45383 or a 45382 you would use a 59 on any of the second procedures as long as they ... [ Read More ]

multiple foreign bodies

Can you bill a removal of foreign body via colonoscopy (45379) code more than once? My surgeon removed 3 batteries and a razor blade from the sigmoid colon, and to do it she essentially had to do 5 si... [ Read More ]

colonoscopy & polypectomy coding

First of all, you should never code a diagnositc or base colonoscopy 45378 with a therapeutic colonoscopy 45379-45392. This goes for all scope procedures. Second, 45382 bundles into 45380 per NCCI edi... [ Read More ]

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