AMA CPT® Assistant - 2003 Issue 3 (March)
Surgery / Digestive System (March 2003)
March 2003 page 22a Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Digestive System, 45335, 45381 (Q&A) Question For codes 45335, Sigmoidoscopy, flexible; with directed submucosal injection(s), any substance, and 45381, Colonoscopy, flexible, proximal to splenic flexure; with directed submucosal injection(s), any substance, would the injection of india ink qualify for the reporting of this code? AMA Comment Yes. Prior to the addition of these codes in 2003, there were no codes in the CPT code set that adequately described the additional time, work involved, and risk to the patient of the submucosal injection, as typically, this is a more difficult and...
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