Instructor’s Guide for ICD-9-CM Diagnostic Coding and ...

5. Wound closure would be an integral part of the procedure and would not be assigned a CPT code. Exercise 2.7 Coding References. 1. 45380. 2. CPT Assistant, January 1996, page 7, instructs the coder to assign 45385. CPT Assistant, January 2004, states that if a small polyp is removed via cold knife biopsy, the appropriate code is 45380. ................
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