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Wiki What code is used to ablate a polyp with a snare?

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If a surgeon is ablating a polyp with a snare, would you code the instrument used which is the snare or the ablation? I have been researching this and have found conflicting information.
 
Where I am confused is that I have read that even if the polyp is ablated, you code the snare since that was the instrument used. Have you seen any publications or bulletins regarding this?
 
mhcpc said:
45383 with colonoscopy

45339 with sigmoidoscopy

45320 with proctosigmoidoscopy
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Would these codes be used since the code descriptions are "...not amenable to removal by hot biopsy forceps, bipolar cautery or snare technique."?

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