AMA CPT® Assistant - 2016 Issue 7 (July)
Surgery: Digestive System (Q&A) (July 2016)
July 2016 page 8d Surgery: Digestive System Question: Is code 46930, Destruction of internal hemorrhoids(s) by thermal energy (eg, infrared coagulation, cautery, radiofrequency), the appropriate code to report DC current (using very low level electrical current) and infrared coagulation (IRC) treatment of internal hemorrhoids? Answer: Yes, it is appropriate to report code 46930. This code includes any destruction by application of heat energy (ie, cautery, laser, argon plasma coagulator). Surgery: Digestive System (Q&A) (July 2016). CPT® Assistant. 2016; July 2016 page 8d ...
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