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Gastroenterology Coding Alert

Erratum in:

GAC Volume 13 No. 9 August 2011; Error in article text

Published on Fri Sep 09, 2011

The article 45380-45385: 3 Tips Put You In Touch With Proper Polypectomy Coding incorrectly stated that the code for colonoscopy with removal by hot biopsy forceps is CPT 45380 . The text should have been: You would use the ablation code 45383 (Colonoscopy, flexible, proximal to splenic flexure; with ablation of tumor[s], polyp[s], or other lesion[s] not amenable to removal by hot biopsy forceps, bipolar cautery or snare technique) if the physician were ablating or fulgurating a nonbleeding polyp, tumor or lesion by a means other than hot biopsy. You shouldn't apply 45383 when the physician removes a polyp and uses: biopsy forceps (report 45380 instead) hot biopsy forceps or bipolar cautery (bill 45384 on your claim), or snare technique followed by ablation (report 45385).
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