A patient underwent a diagnostic colonoscopy to determine the reason for abnormal bowel movements. Using a snare, the physician removed a benign polyp of the cecum. What is the correct CPT code and diagnosis? What modifier will be appended to ...
Codes G0105 and G0121 (colorectal cancer screening colonoscopies) must be paid at rates consistent with payment for similar or related services under the physician fee schedule, not to exceed the rates for a diagnostic colonoscopy (CPT code 45378). (The same RVUs have been assigned to codes G...
CPT code 76942 is an diagnostic ultrasonic guidancecode for needle placement. This code is used mostly for the percutaneous procedures. Percutaneous surgeries are same day surgery procedure andminimal invasive procedures. These procedures are performed through the skin percutaneously. Hence, guidance is ...
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Using the ICD neoplasm table, choose the most appropriate preoperative and postoperative ICD diagnostic codes.An otherwise healthy 53-year-old woman is found at screening colonoscopy to have a 3-cm sessile mass at 9 cm from the anal verge. Biopsy returns villous adenoma with moderate atypia. ...
Due to extenuating circumstances or those that threaten the well being of the patient, it may be necessary to indicate that a surgical or diagnostic procedure was started but discontinued. This circumstance may be reported by adding the modifier 53 to the code reported by the physician for the ...