Quick Coding Tip: Snare Polypectomy

Editor’s Note: This article by Paul Cadorette, director of education for mdStrategies, originally appeared in The Coding Advocate, mdStrategies free monthly newsletter. Sign-up to receive this newsletter by clicking here. CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.
 
When a snare polypectomy is performed and smaller polyps are ablated using the snare tip a coder should only report CPT code 45385, since this type of destruction does not require a separate tool or sufficient work/effort to justify an additional CPT code.

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The information provided should be utilized for educational purposes only. Facilities are ultimately responsible for verifying the reporting policies of individual commercial and MAC/FI carriers prior to claim submissions.

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