tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2004 Issue 6

3 Tips to Cinch Your Colonoscopy Coding

Don't let inappropriate bundles cost you $500 or more You have to consider many factors when reporting colonoscopies -- the various types of scopes, surgical techniques, instruments and locations, and, of course, how to avoid bundling -- but by remembering three helpful hints you can easily navigate this coding maze. 1. Answer 3 Questions: What? Where? How? First, you must read the physician's dictation and verify that he performed a colonoscopy, says Sherri Brasher, insurance and billing specialist at a physician practice in Indiana.If the physician performs polypectomy: Find out how she removed the polyp (biopsy or snare)...

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