Specialty Spotlight:
Know When, When Not to Use E/M Codes for Pre-Colonoscopy Screenings
Published on Thu May 23, 2019
Hint: patient dx key to reporting 99201-99215 in addition to colonoscopy code. One of the most frequently rendered services in gastroenterology offices is the pre-colonoscopy screening. But knowing when you can, and when you cannot, apply an E/M code to the encounter still remains a major source of confusion among coders within the specialty. To try and settle this argument [...]