CPT^® 46060, Under Incision Procedures on the Anus

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 46060 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 abscess around the rectal area that may be present in different rectal tissue layers and locations. He also treats an anal fistula, and he may place a seton in the fistula tract.

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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 ]

Totally lost on this one

[QUOTE="cgaston, post: 449199, member: 19527"]rectal verge makes me think "perirectal" so I would look at 46040 or maybe 46060 since the drain runs though the rectum to the perineum it is more than su... [ Read More ]

Totally lost on this one

[QUOTE="HKOFOID, post: 449193, member: 70015"]Any CPT ideas on this one would be appreciated. My doctor is saying debridement of presacral and perineal wound, debridement of lower quadrant sinus tract... [ Read More ]

EUA code

Diagnosis - Perirectal abscess and anal fistula Procedure performed - Examination under anesthesia with incision and drainage of abscess and a fistulotomy Would it be correct to code CPT 46060 and 4... [ Read More ]

I&D perirectal abscess and place seton

Surgeon wants to bill 46060 for I&D perirectal abscess w/placement of seton. He is not doing any fistulectomy or fistulotomy. Since he wasnt doing the total parts of the code I have been adding mod-52... [ Read More ]

Code for LIFT Procedure

My GI doc has been performing LIFT procedures, and I have been billing this using CPT code 46275. He is telling me that I should be billing all LIFTs with the codes 46060 and 46285. Can someone plea... [ Read More ]

treatment of anal fistula 46280?? tia :)

46060?... [ Read More ]

Excision of subcutaneous anal fistula and drainage of deep perirectal abscess? tia

Take a look at 46060... [ Read More ]

46060 or 46020 only

Hi, Very interesting,i myself recently finished medical coding.I read MD's notes and checked the code,i think it is 46060 it gives more detail. Good Luck, Rosemary Udai... [ Read More ]

46060 or 46020 only

It is certainly a Monday for me, I'm having a little trouble on this one. I don't believe I can code 46060 as the description in my coding companion states ...mucosa, skin, and internal sphincter mus... [ Read More ]

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