AMA CPT® Assistant - 2016 Issue 6 (June)

Surgery: Digestive System (Q&A) (June 2016)

June 2016 page 8c Surgery: Digestive System Question: Is chromoendoscopy separately reportable in addition to a diagnostic colonoscopy or other diagnostic endoscopic procedures, and would the unlisted code be used for reporting? Answer: Only the colonoscopy code should be reported. Chromoendoscopy is a topical or spray-on application of dyes or stains that are used to enhance tissue characterization or diagnosis. Unlike tattooing in which substances such as India ink are injected, chromoendoscopy is incident to the colonoscopy and, therefore, it is not reported separately. Surgery: Digestive System (Q&A) (June 2016). CPT® Assistant. 2016; June 2016 page 8c ...

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