PLEASE ADVISE ON HOW TO CODE WHEN A POLYP IS REMOVED WITH HOT BIOPSY FORCEPS (45384) AND A COLD BIOPSY OF THE COLON IS ALSO OBTAINED (43380).....SHOULD A 51 OR 59 MODIFIER BE ATTACHED TO EITHER CPT CODE?? THANK YOU!!
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- Posted by Julie Bodnarchuk 1 year ago. There are 2 posts. The latest reply is from .
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Both these codes can be billed together, but you need to append a 59 modifier with CPT 45380. i.e
45384, 45380-59
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