colonoscopy

when different polyps are removed by different means ie: hot bx and snare...can they be coded together? thank you!!!

Colonoscopy lesions

If multiple polyps or lesions are removed with different techniques, you may report each separately. When multiple colonoscopy procedures are performed during the same session, documentation must identify the technique used to perform each procedure. One code is used to report multiple procedures performed using the same technique. Multiple codes are reported when more than one procedure was performed using multiple techniques.

Colonoscopy issues

Thanks, Nancy.

I have appended this Q&A to the article in Codapedia on colonoscopy.

http://www.codapedia.com/~article_169_.cfm

There are a few other related articles on the topic:

Incomplete colonoscopy:
http://www.codapedia.com/~article_371_.cfm

E/M before a screening colonoscopy:
http://www.codapedia.com/~article_319_.cfm

and
Payment for multiple endoscopic procedures
http://www.codapedia.com/~article_139_.cfm

What other topics/issues need to be in the series? Always looking for ideas for entries.