colon screening

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    Wiki Outpatient Colonoscopies

    Two questions: 1.) If a patient has a positive cologuard but no history of polyps, should I use the Z12.11 first then the R19.5? Or drop the Z12.11 and use the R19.5 first? 2.) If a patient has a history of polyps and is coming in for a follow-up with no symptoms, do I use the Z12.11 before...
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    Wiki Guiaic done in office for colon cancer screening

    There does not seem to be a code for a guiaic test done in the office for colon cancer screen. 82270 sounds like the patient is sent home with cards, and 82272 states "performed for other than colorectal neoplasm screening" When the sample is collected by the physician and test performed in the...
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    Wiki Colonoscopy Consults

    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 questioning whether or not these types of screenings should be billed as everything we've found states...
  4. R

    Wiki Screening colon - incidental - Diarrhea and billing for biopsy of microscopic colitis

    I work for an ASC. I have a doctor that frequently does colon screenings and adds in incidental - diarrhea (probably things she's told a half hour before the procedure). During the screening she will do a biopsy on what she describes as a colon that appears normal. She does it to check for...
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