READER QUESTIONS:
Verify Your Breast Exam V Code
Published on Mon Jan 08, 2007
Question: Is there a better code than V76.10 (Special screening for malignant neoplasms; breast; breast screening, unspecified) for a breast exam? The doctor decided to do just the breast exam without the annual. The code description is breast cancer screening, and he did a manual exam.
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Answer: You should probably use V76.19 (- other screening breast examination) instead.
Heads up: Hopefully, this was not a Medicare patient. Medicare does not cover routine breast screenings by themselves. In other words, they won't cover a routine breast screening exam when it is not in conjunction with a pelvic exam.
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