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Wiki Papilla VS Hemorrhoid

Thread starter coderica2011
Start date Apr 3, 2013

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coderica2011

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Apr 3, 2013

My employer is telling me that when a Dr removes a single, external hemorrhoid, the correct CPT to use is 46220 (excision of single external papilla or tag, anus). I disagree. I believe that the correct code would be 46999 (unlisted) per the CPT book. A papilla is NOT a hemorrhoid. Which of us is correct?

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