2025 CPT code 46922
(unknown) Effective Date: N/A Surgery - Surgical Procedures on the Digestive System Feed
Surgical excision of an anal lesion.
Modifiers may be applicable. Refer to current CPT guidelines for appropriate modifier usage.
Medical necessity for this procedure is established by the presence of a symptomatic or bothersome anal lesion requiring surgical removal.
The physician prepares the patient, administers anesthesia, identifies the lesion, excises it with a curette or scissors, controls bleeding, and closes the incision.
In simple words: The doctor removes a growth or sore around the anus by cutting it out.
Destruction of anal lesions (e.g., condyloma, papilloma, molluscum contagiosum, herpetic vesicle) by surgical excision.
Example 1: A patient presents with a condyloma around the anus. The physician excises the lesion surgically., Multiple molluscum contagiosum lesions are identified on a patient's perianal skin. The physician surgically removes all lesions., A patient has a painful herpetic vesicle near the anus. After appropriate anesthesia, the physician excises the lesion.
Documentation should include the type and location of the lesion, the method of excision, and any complications encountered. Anesthesia records and post-operative instructions should also be documented.
- Revenue Code: P6C - MINOR PROCEDURES - OTHER (MEDICARE FEE SCHEDULE)
- Payment Status: unknown
- Specialties:General surgery, colorectal surgery, proctology.
- Place of Service:Office, Outpatient Hospital, Ambulatory Surgical Center