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help with Ablation of external hemorrhoid by electrocautery

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donna3679

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Since 46935 has been deleted for a couple of years, now when I have this surgery, the code I used was the unlisted 46999. I do not find a code for ablation of an external hemorrhoid by electrocautery.
Can anyone help with this?? I have been denied for unlisted code.:confused:
 
donna3679 said:
Since 46935 has been deleted for a couple of years, now when I have this surgery, the code I used was the unlisted 46999. I do not find a code for ablation of an external hemorrhoid by electrocautery.
Can anyone help with this?? I have been denied for unlisted code.:confused:
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You could use the 46083 code even though the procedure is ablation instead of incision, or use the 46930 with a 52 modifier since the procedure is external instead of internal? If unlisted is not working then I would go with the code that most closely describes the procedure.
 
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