General Surgery Coding Alert

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Nail Down Method and Reason for Colonoscopy Code

Question: Our surgeon documented a colonoscopy for a 62-year-old female patient who had a positive fecal-occult blood test. The surgeon retrieved a 6 mm sessile [...]
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