I work for a large Gastrointestinal group and we are experiencing difficulty with billing screening. Seems Medicare as well as BCBS NC and other companies see codes such as (Family History of Colon Cancer V16.0, V18.51) and (History of Colon Polyps V12.72) as diagnostic, and our patients are receiving a large bill. Does anyone have suggestions for how to code a screening and it remain a screening other than V76.51.
Thanks