The CPT® code book provides full descriptions of medical procedures, although some descriptions require the...

In the CPT® book, codes that contain a semicolon (;) indicate that the portion of the description before the semicolon applies to all codes in that series, and the text after the semicolon completes the individual code description.

For the small intestinal endoscopy (enteroscopy) codes:

The parent code describes: “Small intestinal endoscopy, enteroscopy beyond second portion of duodenum, not including ileum;”

CPT® 44361 specifically adds: “with biopsy, single or multiple.”

Therefore, the full description of CPT® 44361 is:

Small intestinal endoscopy, enteroscopy beyond second portion of duodenum, not including ileum; with biopsy, single or multiple.