What would be the appropriate code to report the excision of a group of internal

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A patient underwent a hemorrhoidectomy with excision of three external hemorrhoids and excision of one (2021)
What code is reported for destruction of internal hemorrhoids using cryosurgery? (2010)
The October 2014 CPT Assistant instructs that 46255-52 may be reported when the only procedure (2022)
The parenthetical note following code 46250, Hemorrhoidectomy, external, 2 or more columns/groups, instructs coders to (2010)
A physician performed a hemorrhoidopexy by stapling technique, as described by code 46947, Hemorrhoidopexy (eg (2006)
What is the appropriate code to report destruction of an internal hemorrhoid by thermal energy (2015)
The October 2014 issue of CPT Assistant advised reporting code 46255 with modifier 52, Reduced (2022)
My physician incised two hemorrhoids that were thrombosed, and we reported this with code 46083 (2006)
If hemorrhoid banding is performed for non-bleeding internal hemorrhoids during a colonoscopy, is code 45398 (2017)
What code(s) should be reported for Colonoscopy with removal of a polyp from the transverse (2017)
A patient is admitted to the operating room for a proctoplasty and hemorrhoidal artery ligation (2015)
What would be the appropriate code to report the treatment of two internal hemorrhoidal columns (2024)

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