User id : 34267 on "Screening Colonoscopy"
I am having a debate with another gastro office. Here is the scenerio. My doc performs a screening colonoscopy on a Medicare patient and finds a polyp
View ArticleUser id : 34267 on "Screening Colonoscopy"
Is the PT modifier to be used only for a Medicare patient having a routine screening colonoscopy (Z12.11) or is it also used on a claim to indicate pe
View ArticleUser id : 23222 on "colonoscopy with hospital visit same day"
Can you bill a hospital visit on the same day you do a colonoscopy or an EGD as long as you add the 25 modifier? Or is the procedure included in the
View ArticleSuperCoder on "Screening Colonoscopy"
Thanks for your question. By ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM guidelines, the primary diagnosis code for an exam performed to screen for cancer should be a scre
View ArticleSuperCoder on "colonoscopy with hospital visit same day"
Yes you can bill with modifier 25. Thanks
View ArticleUser id : 4138 on "Medical Record Documentation"
Does the provider/surgeon have to list the actual CPT code and ICD 10 code in the operative report as long as his documentation states the procedure d
View ArticleSuperCoder on "Medical Record Documentation"
No the surgeon does not require to list CPT and ICD-10 code in the operative report because a coder need to report the appropriate CPT and ICD-10 code
View ArticleUser id : 27684 on "Oklahoma Gastroenterology"
Filed a Medicare claim for a patient who had a colonoscopy with BICAP and epinephrine injection ablation of AVM's. Patient had reddish-colored stool
View ArticleSuperCoder on "Oklahoma Gastroenterology"
Thanks for your query, For Medicare Claim, you should prefer G6024; Colonoscopy, flexible; proximal to splenic flexure; with ablation of tumor(s), pol
View ArticleUser id : 70772 on "Fee charge"
What cpt code can we look at that is compabile to 45350 in order for us to set a price for this cpt code.
View ArticleUser id : 27684 on "Oklahoma Gastroenterology"
Thank you for your quick response, however I am unsure if I have to use a V Diagnosis code ICD-9 (before ICD-10 date) with G6024 or can I use diagnosi
View ArticleSuperCoder on "Oklahoma Gastroenterology"
Hi, You can use 578.1 as a primary and 747.61 as a secondary code with CPT G6024. Please find below LCD link for G0624 for more assistance http://medi
View ArticleSuperCoder on "Fee charge"
Hi, I am not clear with you question. Please elaborate you question what the exactly you are asking.
View ArticleUser id : 34267 on "Control of bleed"
I just read a question submitted by user id 27684 about modifier use when coding 45382 and 45385. The user states her physician removed a polyp by sn
View ArticleSuperCoder on "Control of bleed"
Hi, Thank you very much for sharing you knowledge. You are right. Bleeding control code could not be coded additionaly with polypectomy. It is inclusi
View ArticleSuperCoder on "Fee charge"
Hi, There is no comparison between the codes. Reason being, the codes depend on the operative reports. You can use code as per documentation of the re
View ArticleUser id : 83704 on "Proper use of T18.128A"
Hi, what is the correct code to use when food is present in the esophagus during an EGD and has to be removed? There was no accident/injury/acute even
View ArticleSuperCoder on "Proper use of T18.128A"
Thanks for your query, There is no ICD-10 code for this type of condition. As per my understanding, this is a normal condition and we will not use an
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