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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 [...]
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