The following article is written by Jen Cohrs CPC, CPMA, CGIC, member of AAPC. Colonoscopy coding is an art. There are many intricacies involved with the correct way to code a screening colonoscopy.

🔹 Modifier 52 – Reduced Services If the colonoscopy is incomplete (e.g., couldn't reach the cecum) 👉 Make sure documentation supports the reason for termination 🔹 Modifier 59 – Distinct Procedural ...

Major key points for - Colonoscopy Coding. Patients with hereditary CRC syndromes or those with long-standing inflammatory bowel disease with colon involvement will always pave way for colonoscopy is ...

Don’t the doctors know the rules? That’s the question being asked by ASCs these days because a number of claims are still being denied due to the facility billing a diagnostic colonoscopy while the ...