Coding and reimbursement for colonoscopy | 合法醫療器材資訊網

2016年5月1日—ColonoscopycodesarelistedinthedigestivesectionofCPT,codes45378–45398(orcodes44388–44408,ifperformedthroughastomarather ...

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This month’s column addresses coding and reimbursement questions regarding a procedure performed by many general surgeons: colonoscopy.

Coding issues

Much of the confusion with respect to coding for colonoscopy arises from the dichotomy between screening and diagnostic colonoscopy. Screening colonoscopy is defined as a procedure performed on an individual without symptoms to test for the presence of colorectal cancer or polyps. Discovery of a polyp or cancer during a screening exam does not change the screening intent. Surveillance colonoscopy is a subset of screening, performed at an interval less than the standard 10 years from the last colonoscopy (or sooner, in certain high-risk patients), due to findings of cancer or polyps on the previous exam. The patient in this case is also asymptomatic. Unlike the two p...

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Colonoscopy | 合法醫療器材資訊網

Colonoscopy – CPT Codes 45378-45398, G0105, G0121. The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) works to ensure that adequate methods ... Read More

Colonoscopy Coding Guidelines | 合法醫療器材資訊網

2021年6月28日 — When reporting a screening colonoscopy on a non-Medicare patient, report CPT® code 45378 and use the appropriate screening diagnosis code ... Read More

Coding and reimbursement for colonoscopy | 合法醫療器材資訊網

2016年5月1日 — Colonoscopy codes are listed in the digestive section of CPT, codes 45378–45398 (or codes 44388–44408, if performed through a stoma rather ... Read More

IF YOU ARE ABOUT TO HAVE A COLONOSCOPY What ... | 合法醫療器材資訊網

Colonoscopy is one form of colorectal cancer screening. ... disease requiring evaluation or treatment by colonoscopy (CPT Code: 45380 – See # 1 below). 2. Read More

Billing and Coding | 合法醫療器材資訊網

2020年9月11日 — Statement. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are ... Do not report a colonoscopy procedure code for an endoscopy performed with a ... Read More

Coding Colonoscopies | 合法醫療器材資訊網

2020年6月2日 — The PT modifier (colorectal cancer screening test, converted to diagnostic test or other procedure) is appended to the CPT code. For example, if a ... Read More

Coding and reimbursement for colonoscopy | 合法醫療器材資訊網

2016年5月2日 — and diagnostic colonoscopy. Screening colonoscopy is defined as a procedure ... *All specific references to CPT codes and descriptions are ... Read More

Screening Versus Diagnostic Colonoscopy | 合法醫療器材資訊網

Medicare uses HCPCS codes to bill for screening colonoscopies. For a patient of typical risk, the screening procedure is reported with HCPCS code G0121; for a. Read More

Local Coverage Article for Billing and Coding | 合法醫療器材資訊網

Do not report a colonoscopy procedure code for an endoscopy performed with a sigmoidoscope on a patient with a normal length colon, even if the sigmoidoscope ... Read More

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