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CPT® 45381, Under Endoscopy Procedures on the Rectum

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 45381 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Endoscopy Procedures on the Rectum.

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The provider examines the colon and rectum using a colonoscope, a tubular instrument with a light source and camera, which he inserts through the rectum. He then performs a submucosal injection of a therapeutic substance to treat a lesion in the colon.

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