Agrant77
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When a provider notes undigested food found during colonoscopy or an EGD, what ICD code do you report? The undigested food is not why they were seen; it's just a colonoscopy screening. Food is not removed, just noted.
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Wiki Undigested Food in cecum
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rstroup
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I'm not the subject matter expert but just offering my opinion. I don't believe there is any such code to identify that finding. Did it impact the surgeon's ability to complete the colonoscopy? If yes, my assumption would be that you would still code it as a screening, then add something like modifier 53 and send the report to insurance for their review. At that point, it would be at the payer's discretion.
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Ryan Stroup, CPC
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Ryan Stroup, CPC