CPT^® 46288, Under Excision Procedures on the Anus

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 46288 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision Procedures on the Anus.

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In this procedure, the provider excises a fistula and repairs the remaining defect by placing nearby tissue over the defect. The provider typically uses a flap in patients with high transsphincteric or suprasphincteric fistulas or for patients with complicated fistulas.

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External internal hemorrhoidectomy 3 columns with Island pedicle flap anoplasty Anterior

Hello, I don't see where a fistula was done the graft is due to defect from removing hemorrhoids. 46288 does include rectal advancement flap in it's code description but not seeing that this was done.... [ Read More ]

External internal hemorrhoidectomy 3 columns with Island pedicle flap anoplasty Anterior

Hello , I am having a discussion on this one with co -workers and coding manager for the closure. I came up with three CPT codes for this surgery. 46260 -Removal of INT/ EXT Hem groups. 46288 - Repair... [ Read More ]

Bundled services??

46285 is incidental to 46288 so they cannot be billed together. Unless these are two separate fistula tracts. Then you can bill a -59 modifier on 46285 as long as your documentation specifies two se... [ Read More ]

Bundled services??

Can cpt 46285 and cpt 46288 be billed together or is it considered a "bundled" service.... [ Read More ]

Prostatic Rectal Fistula

how to code. Perineal exploration with closure of prostatic rectal fistula with interposition gracilis flap. My surgeon (urologist) had two co-surgeons. I will put my surgeons op note on here. Origina... [ Read More ]

Urology surgery started out to be prostatic rectal fistula

how to code. [B]Perineal exploration with closure of prostatic rectal fistula with interposition gracilis flap[/B]. My surgeon (urologist) had two co-surgeons. I will put my surgeons op note on here. ... [ Read More ]

Can you code 46707 and 46288 together

Hi, I was wondering if you code code these procedures together as long as we use -59 modifier. Thanks... [ Read More ]

Endorectal dermal advancement flap

I looked @ 46288 description in Coders desk reference and it reads incision is made onto the perianal skin and a wede of skin and subcutanous tissue is mobilized and advanced into defect. My procedure... [ Read More ]

Endorectal dermal advancement flap

46288 - Closure of anal fistula with rectal advancement flap... [ Read More ]

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