by | Aug 27, 2018 | Blog, Name That Code, Surgery - Digestive System
When all else fails and the weight doesn’t come off, a patient may choose to have a procedure done to limit the amount of food the stomach can hold. This coding exercise involves the coding of laparoscopic gastric banding procedures. See if you can assign the correct CPT code and then check it against the […]
by | Jul 29, 2018 | Blog, Name That Code, Surgery - Digestive System
Learn the definition of a screening colonoscopy, instructions for coding a screening colonoscopy with polyp removal in CPT and ICD-10-CM, and the appropriate use of modifier 33. Question: A 60-year-old female patient presents to the outpatient surgery area for a screening colonoscopy. She has no signs or symptoms, nor any personal or family history of […]
