Wiki Screening vs routine

[nc_coder]

CDC guidelines recommend annual screening for certain std's for certain populations. My question is on how exactly these should be coded. If we take a specimen for gonorrhea and chlamydia screening during a routine pap because the patient falls within the guidelines, do we code this as V70.0 with the routine physical or V74.5 screening venereal diseases?

 

[swilliams2]

screening

I would say yes, code as screening unless the patient was exposed or is having symptoms of some sort.