Reader Question: How Do You Code For Snare Removal And Ablation Of The Same Polyp?
Gastroenterology Coding Alert
Reader Question:
How Do You Code For Snare Removal And Ablation Of The Same Polyp?
Published on Fri Dec 23, 2016
Question: The provider identified a 10 mm semi sessile polyp in the ascending colon, and removed it with a hot snare, performing complete resection and retrieval. [...]
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