Wiki fulguration of polyp

[anknight77]

How is everyone coding fulguration of a colon polyp using a hot snare or mono polar cautery? 45384 is for hot biopsy forceps or bipolar cautery so I believe it should be 45383, I would just like some clarification...Thanks!

 

[ajs]

How is everyone coding fulguration of a colon polyp using a hot snare or mono polar cautery? 45384 is for hot biopsy forceps or bipolar cautery so I believe it should be 45383, I would just like some clarification...Thanks!

Since the polyp is not "removed" but destroyed, the 45383 looks like the correct code.