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CPT® 45335, Under Endoscopy Procedures on the Rectum

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 45335 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Endoscopy Procedures on the Rectum.

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In this procedure, the provider examines the inner part of the anus, rectum, and the sigmoid colon using a sigmoidoscope, a flexible, narrow tube with a camera at its one end.  He then performs a submucosal injection of a therapeutic drug or fluid around a lesion in the colon.

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