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A provider performs a diagnostic colonoscopy and discovers a polyp, which is then removed by snare technique during the same session. How should this be coded?

Report both the diagnostic colonoscopy and the polypectomy codes separately Report only the diagnostic colonoscopy code since the polypectomy was incidental Report only the polypectomy code since it includes the diagnostic colonoscopy Report the diagnostic colonoscopy with modifier -22 for the additional work

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Report only the polypectomy code since it includes the diagnostic colonoscopy

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