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Pre-Colonoscopy Visits:

E/M With Screening Colonoscopy? In Some Cases, Report Both

Published on Thu Apr 21, 2022

You may have to perform a quick review of the claim to make sure. GI physicians perform colonoscopies often enough that they may have the codes committed to memory, but many coders are still unclear about when it’s acceptable to report an E/M visit the same day as a screening colonoscopy service. Check out a quick primer that can help [...]
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