tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2005 Issue 2

News Flash: Get Ready to Collect for Virtual Colonoscopy

Empire Medicare agrees to pay, and others could follow Beginning January 1, 2005, providers billing Empire Medicare can report virtual colonoscopy using category III (temporary) codes 0066T (Computed tomographic [CT] colonography [i.e., virtual colonoscopy]; screening) or 0067T (Computed tomographic [CT] colonography [i.e., virtual colonoscopy]; diagnostic), as appropriate.Empire Medicare Services has reversed its position on virtual colonoscopy, also known as CT colonography. In October 2003, Empire said it would never cover such procedures. But in a recent local coverage determination (LCD), Empire said it would cover virtual colonoscopy in circumstances when a regular colonoscopy fails.You'll have...

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