Wiki ICD-9 Code 787.99

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Hello.
My surgeons often use a change in bowel habits diagnosis - ICD-9 code 787.99 - as a reason for doing a colonoscopy. My question is whether this diagnosis would support a diagnostic colonoscopy or a screening colonoscopy. I have tried to research it but have not come up with any good information yet. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
 
You can use this only if the patient is symptomatic on presentation and the physician describes the symptoms as a change of bowel habits, it might support a diagnostic but not a screening. If the patient is asymptomatic and requesting a screening then you code it as screening V code even if they answer history question positive for past issues, because they are just that.. past issues and not the reason the p[atient is seeking the colonoscopy.
 
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