The October 2014 CPT Assistant instructs that 46255-52 may be reported when the only procedure

The October 2014 CPT Assistant instructs that 46255-52 may be reported when the only procedure performed is the excision of an internal hemorrhoid single column/group. Can this advice also be applied when the only procedure performed is the excision of an external hemorrhoid single column/group, in lieu of unlisted code 46999 as indicated by the parenthetical in the CPT book under code 46250?

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