Wiki Billing for anoscopy with a flexible sigmoidoscopy

[baileybu2]

Can both an anoscopy and a flex sig be billed when performed on the same visit?

 

[Krzysztof]

Per NCCI v15.3, VI-C-12: "Only the more extensive endoscopic procedure may be reported for a patient encounter. For example if a sigmoidoscopy is completed and the physician also performs a colonoscopy during the same patient encounter, only the colonoscopy may be reported."

Therefore, in your scenario, only the sig would be reimbursable [under most circumstances].

HTH!

 

[baileybu2]

Thank you so much. We have surgeons seeing our oncology patients and I am not familiar with these procedures.