Forum - Questions & Answers
Jan 3rd, 2011 - rphelps 615 1
colonoscopy
If a Medicare patient comes in for a screening and rectal bleeding is discovered, do you bill a diagnostic colon 45378 or screening code.
Jan 5th, 2011 - lhudson 47
colonoscopy
If a Medicare pt is presenting for a screening colonoscopy with no signs or symptoms and rectal bleeding is found then you would still bill as a screening colonoscopy. If however, there are biopsies or removals of polyps done during the colonoscopy, then it would change to a diagnostic colonoscopy code.
Jan 5th, 2011 - rphelps 615 1
Colonoscopy
Thanks.