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I feel like this should be such an easy answer, but am confusing myself by probably reading too much into this.
I have a Medicare patient whose claim was denied for Routine exam/screening. This patient was referred to one of our GI specialists for a screening colonoscopy. Note states she had a negtive screening colonoscopy 10 years ago with negative findings. She does have severe deforming rheumatoid arthritis and mild chronic diarrhea. Explanation of colonoscopy procedure was done and advised patient on her medication use prior to the day of the procedure.
With this encounter, the office coded (1) V76.51 - screening for malignant neoplasms, colon and (2) 787.91 - diarrhea
CPT 99204 - Office/Outpatient Visit, NEW (this was pateint's first visit to the GI practice)
My question is, should the screening really have been diagnosed as such since he didn't perform the colonoscopy on this DOS?
Thanks![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Heather MacPherson, LPN, CPC, CPC-H
I feel like this should be such an easy answer, but am confusing myself by probably reading too much into this.
I have a Medicare patient whose claim was denied for Routine exam/screening. This patient was referred to one of our GI specialists for a screening colonoscopy. Note states she had a negtive screening colonoscopy 10 years ago with negative findings. She does have severe deforming rheumatoid arthritis and mild chronic diarrhea. Explanation of colonoscopy procedure was done and advised patient on her medication use prior to the day of the procedure.
With this encounter, the office coded (1) V76.51 - screening for malignant neoplasms, colon and (2) 787.91 - diarrhea
CPT 99204 - Office/Outpatient Visit, NEW (this was pateint's first visit to the GI practice)
My question is, should the screening really have been diagnosed as such since he didn't perform the colonoscopy on this DOS?
Thanks
Heather MacPherson, LPN, CPC, CPC-H