Wiki ALL Colonoscopy codes...please help

[cnh7@embarqmail.com]

I work for a group of surgeons and I was approached with a question about if I can bill a snare polypectomy along with destruction of other lesions were destroyed. I see in the CCI edits that you can not, but does that pertain to the same lesion/polyp or is it considering other lesions/polyps. I have learned that you can bill forceps along with snare if they are two seperate lesions/polyps as long as you add modifier -59. But my question is about destruction with a snare of seperate lesions/polyps. Please help....thank you!

 

[AT2728]

You may bill both and append the 59 modifier for separate polyp lesion when destruction or removal is by different techniques. I found the following information extremely helpful when I started coding colonoscopies.

http://health-information.advanceweb.com/Article/Understanding-How-to-Code-Colonoscopies-1.aspx

 

[cnh7@embarqmail.com]

Thank you and yes that article is very helpful