Wiki New to GI------Colonoscopy for Medicare HELP!!!

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Hi, I am new to GI coding can anyone give advice on billing colonoscopy's for Medicare PLEASE!

Are they codes G0121 and G0105, are these both for a screening and a diagnostic???? Also I read in the HCPS book that if a biopsy is done the 45380 codes should be used instead

Any help and knowledge is appreciated
 
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Hi Nancy,

Yes those codes are used for Medicare screenings. G0105 is for patients at high risk and G0120 is for patients considered at low or normal risk.

If the provider does a screening and performs a procedure to remove a polyp then it is no longer a screening and you should use the appropriate CPT code instead of the G code. I found some information at CMS that hopefully is helpful to you. Good Luck! :)

https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Transmittals/.../R1735B3.pdf

Alayne
 
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