tci Part B Insider - 2009 Issue 2
READER QUESTION:How Should You Report 2 Polyp Removals Performed at Separate Sessions
Hint: The answer depends upon whether the physician used the same type of technique during both procedures. Question: A patient came into our ASC for a screening colono-scopy; the physician found and removed a polyp. The patient was discharged from the ASC, but on the way home, the patient stopped to go to the bathroom only to discover she was bleeding. She returned to the ASC the same day, and the physician performed another colonoscopy to control the bleeding. In the process, he removed another polyp. I know we can't charge for the control of bleeding that the polyp...
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