Forget These Screening Codes And Forget Payment From CMS
Published on Tue May 24, 2005
V codes play a vital role in Medicare's screening services - and failure to use them can torpedo your claims.
If your office performs Medicare screenings, here are some of the codes required on your claims:
V70.0 - Routine general medical examination
V76.2 - Special screening for neoplasms, cervix
V76.47 - Special screening for malignant neoplasms, vagina
V76.49 - Special screening for neoplasms, other sites (for women without a cervix)
V77.1 - Special screening for diabetes mellitus
V81.0 - Special screening for ischemic heart disease
V81.1 - ... for hypertension
V81.2 - ... for other and unspecified cardio-vascular condition.