CPT^® 46716, Under Repair Procedures on the Anus

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 46716 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair Procedures on the Anus.

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In this procedure, the provider repairs a low imperforate anus or malformed anus. He also closes an anoperineal or anovestibular fistula, creates a new anal opening, and repositions the rectal pouch into the anal opening.

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