CPT^® 45385, Under Endoscopy Procedures on the Rectum

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 45385 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 long, thin flexible tubular instrument with a light source and camera. He removes one or more tumors, polyps, or other lesions with a snare, a wire loop that he passes around the base of the lesion and tightens it until the wire cuts through the lesion.

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