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Colon procedures

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Colonoscopy with submucosal injection CPT code 45381
CPT code 45385 Snare removal of polyp
Colonoscopy with biopsy CPT code 45380
CPT code 45390 Colonoscopy with EMR or raised polyp
Doctor uses a saline lift technique to raise a flat polyp then remove by snare. What CPT code would he bill? 45390
Doctor removes a polyp by hot snare then cauterizes the remaining tissue. Would he bill CPT codes 45385 and 45388? No
Doctor finds a large rectal polyp and injects it with India ink and then biopsies it. Can he bill both 45380 and 45381? Yes
After taking a biopsy of a polyp in the ascending colon the patient begins bleeding and cautery is used to stop the bleeding. Can he bill for this separately? No
CPT with ablation of tumor or polyp CPT code 45388
Pedunculated polyps are often removed by what technique/CPT code? 45385
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