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Cold snare polypectomy is an easy-to-apply technique and has been the most popular technique esprcially for small and diminutive polyps. Briefly, the endoscopist advances the snare sheath, opens the snare and encircles the polyp.
If the biopsy and polypectomy are performed on different sites, CPT Code 45380 for the biospy and 45385 (by snare). Thus, CPT code 45380 is used for polypectomy done by cold biopsy and CPT code 45384 is used for hot biopsy for the polyp removal.