Reader Question: Can Colonoscopy Be a Root Operation?
Inpatient Facility Coding & Compliance Alert
Reader Question:
Can Colonoscopy Be a Root Operation?
Published on Tue Jun 14, 2016
Question: While coding for a procedure, can we consider colonoscopy as a root operation? Alabama Subscriber Answer: A root operation actually defines the objective of the procedure. [...]
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