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Remember Dentate Denotes Internal/External Differentiation

Published on Wed Aug 23, 2023

Question: Our surgeon excised a column of hemorrhoids that began above the dentate line but extended below it. How should I code this procedure? Michigan Subscriber   Answer: Report the excision of this single hemorrhoid column and code the removal procedure under 46255 (Hemorrhoidectomy, internal and external, single column/group). If the case involved multiple columns, you would turn to 46260 (… 2 [...]
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