A 55-year-old male presents with persistent abdominal pain and rectal bleeding (hemoccult positive). A flexible sigmoidoscopy is performed, and four polyps are removed using hot biopsy forceps. Pathology the same day indicates benign intestinal polyps. Which coding is most appropriate for this encounter?
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A 55-year-old male presents with persistent abdominal pain and rectal bleeding (hemoccult positive). A flexible sigmoidoscopy is performed, and four polyps are removed using hot biopsy forceps. Pathology the same day indicates benign intestinal polyps. Which coding is most appropriate for this encounter?
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