Donna SanGiovanni
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I have worked at an ASC for 7 years. At a round table the other evening, a hospital coder said that if a patient is booked for a screening colonoscopy, and a polyp is found- code V76.51, followed by 211.3..... I was always taught that in this instance the procedure becomes surgical and to code the polyp (usually we use 239.0) without the screening V code....
Can anyone comment, help, or provide me with a place that I can find it clearly stated....
Thanks !
Donna
Can anyone comment, help, or provide me with a place that I can find it clearly stated....
Thanks !
Donna