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Wiki Screening Colonoscopy with Symptoms

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Hi all,

I'm curious if anyone has any insight into whether or not you can code a screening colonoscopy, if the patient is due for one, even if they're having some sort of symptoms.

For example, a patient is due for a screening, but is also having diarrhea and rectal bleeding, and the colonoscopy ends up being normal. Can you code G0121, with Z12.11, R19.7, and K62.5? Or is it mandatory to code this as a diagnostic because the patient presented with symptoms?

I guess the nutshell version of my question is whether or not "screening" has to be synonymous with "asymptomatic".

Thanks in advance.
 
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