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Wiki Colonoscopies-surveillance

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A patient is coming to the office to set up for their surveillance colonoscopy. He/she was seen over 5 years ago and had a colonoscopy then and was diagnosed with diverticulosis,polyp,etc. Can we bill the new patient office visit again. Diagnosis codes are V12.79 and V76.51? Thank-you Kathy
 
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I would code V12.72 (person History of) and V12.79.

If the colon polps was canercous then V76.51 would be appropriate.

Also, yes the patient would be coded as a new patient because the physician has not seem the patient in five years.
 
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