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That diagnosis code can be used if it is truly the reason this procedure is being done, but like you, I have never heard of any recommended screening that would involve this procedure - the US Preventive Services Task Force does not recommend any screenings that involve this procedure. Having had this procedure myself, if it were ever recommended to me as a screening, I would decline or get a second opinion.

I've found that the term 'screening', which should mean for a patient with no signs or symptoms of disease, is often misused in medical notes to mean diagnostic, so I would question if that is really the case here. What exactly is the physician's reasoning for having the patient undergo this? What disease are they screening for and why?
 
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