CPT^® 46045, Under Incision Procedures on the Anus

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 46045 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Incision Procedures on the Anus.

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Summary

In this procedure, the provider incises and drains the pus from an abscess of the rectum or nearby area at different layers of the tissue by accessing it through the anal canal. He performs this procedure with the patient under anesthesia.

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CPT "Incision and drainage (I and D), and excision of an anal rectal abscess cyst."

"Incision and drainage (I and D), and excision of an anal rectal abscess cyst." Can't locate CPT code for this procedure thinking unlisted 45999 - rectum and 45005 or 46045 for the I & D portion. I... [ Read More ]

colorectal surgeons/CPT codes

[QUOTE="gared111, post: 9799, member: 18419"] All practices are different but at the ASC I worked for these are the codes we billed the majority of the time for the 2 colorectal surgeons... 45378-453... [ Read More ]

Peri-anal mass excision

[b]NO documentation to support 27048[/b] Preserene .... I beg to differ. The surgeon does [B][U][COLOR="Red"][SIZE="3"]not[/SIZE][/COLOR][/U][/B] state exicision of mass. And you should really be ... [ Read More ]

Peri-anal mass excision

I agree with Tessa. 46045. chronic inflammation to me indicates an abscess even though there was no abscess code. This is not a tumor!... [ Read More ]

Peri-anal mass excision

[b]Not 27048[/b] I do [B][U][COLOR="Red"]NOT[/COLOR][/U][/B] believe the documentation supports use of 27048. Following from Encoder Pro [B][COLOR="DarkRed"][SIZE="3"]27048 [/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] Ex... [ Read More ]

Peri-anal mass excision

[b]46045[/b] Did you look at [B]46045 [/B]- [COLOR="Blue"][B]The physician drains a perirectal abscess in the intramural, intramuscular, or submucosal position. The physician identifies the location ... [ Read More ]

Seton Placement & Rectal Exam Under Anesthesia

I have a question about the following dictation: Post-op Dx: LEFT PERIRECTAL ABSCESS AND RECTAL FISTULA Procedure: EXAMINATION UNDER ANESTHESIA AND SETON PLACEMENT Technique: An adequate am... [ Read More ]

internal drainage of perirectal abscess

I would look at cpt 46045, as he/she incised the mucosa, which leads me to believe this is a submucosal abscess. Just a thought, Jaime, CPC... [ Read More ]

colorectal surgeons/CPT codes

[QUOTE="Katkia222, post: 8568, member: 40963"]My manager just asked me to find a list of CPT codes for the procedures that a colorectal surgeon [U]most commonly [/U]bills for, such as resections and h... [ Read More ]

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