Special screening for unspecified malignant neoplasms (V76.9)

ICD-9 code V76.9 for Special screening for unspecified malignant neoplasms is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -PERSONS WITHOUT REPORTED DIAGNOSIS ENCOUNTERED DURING EXAMINATION AND INVESTIGATION.

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Is this a 99204? 99204 e/m

My provider reported 99204. I only see the HPI as a EPF which would bring this to a 99202. Can anyone take a stab at this and let me know what you think? Thanks, Jo --------------------------... [ Read More ]

Colonoscopy Consult colon colonoscopy consult

We are struggling to educate providers on appropriate level for screenings when there are no symptoms present other than patient age and or history of never having a colonoscopy. We are also questioni... [ Read More ]

Colonoscopy Consults colon screening colonoscopy

Modifiers -PT and -33

[QUOTE="DEDGE CGIC, post: 169473, member: 137760"]High risk indicators should be documented as a routine screening for said history aand billed as a screening for said histori i.e. V76.51, v12.72. Th... [ Read More ]

New GI Codes

[b]EMBLEM Health has their own Policy[/b] Be sure to check your commercial payers policy- if they have one . Emblem Health ( GHI/ HIP) has a policy now that states if there are findings they want tha... [ Read More ]

Modifiers -PT and -33

Surveillance colonoscopy

[QUOTE="tlsonnier, post: 413996, member: 53482"]I am having a debate with colleges regarding when to bill a screening colonoscopy. My physicians did a screening colonoscopy on a patient and found pol... [ Read More ]

Screening Colonoscopy versus Surveillance Colonoscopy

I am also confused. My physicians did a screening colonoscopy on a patient and found polyps in 2007, 10 years ago. We coded it 45380PT , V76.51, 211.3. Pt came back 3 years later, 2010, for screening... [ Read More ]

Surveillance or Screening Colonoscopy

My physicians did a screening colonoscopy on a patient and found polyps in 2007, 10 years ago. We coded it 45380PT , V76.51, 211.3. Pt came back 3 years later, 2010, for screening/surveillance and not... [ Read More ]

Surveillance colonoscopy

I am having a debate with colleges regarding when to bill a screening colonoscopy. My physicians did a screening colonoscopy on a patient and found polyps in 2007, 10 years ago. We coded it 45380PT ... [ Read More ]

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