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Colonoscopy:

Master Your Screening Colonoscopy Coding in a Jiffy

Published on Wed Feb 15, 2017

Know the difference between screening, diagnostics and surveillance. Do you feel uneasy when handling coding for screening colonoscopies? Well, you are not alone. Coding for screening colonoscopies can be confusing at times, because the code choices depend on a meticulous analysis of the coding rules. Grasp the nuances of a screening colonoscopy, and how to report the follow-up cases. First, [...]
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