CPT^® 46083, Under Incision Procedures on the Anus

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 46083 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Incision Procedures on the Anus.

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In this procedure, the provider makes an incision in an external hemorrhoid to remove a thrombus, or blood clot, and relieve pain.

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[QUOTE="donna3679, post: 192157, member: 32099"]Since 46935 has been deleted for a couple of years, now when I have this surgery, the code I used was the unlisted 46999. I do not find a code for ablat... [ Read More ]

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[QUOTE="scharette, post: 21938, member: 12092"]My problem is at my facility certain doctors put these procedures at a nurses level repeatedly. Ex 10160 with a 99201/25 46083... [ Read More ]

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