tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2001 Issue 5

You Be the Coder: Polyp Removals in Different Sections of Stomach

Question: Our surgeon removed two polyps from inside a stomach. One was directly in front of the pylorus, and the other was a fundus polyp. These are two completely separate anatomic locations. Can we bill separately for the two polypectomies?South Carolina SubscriberTest your coding knowledge. Determine how you would code this situation before looking at the box below for the answer.Answer: If the same technique (i.e., snare or hot biopsy forceps) was used to remove both polyps, the appropriate code should be billed only once because the procedures described include one or more polyps or other...

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