Why you can't bill Medicare for pre-screening colon E/M separately

Article Overview

This premium article covers Medicare billing policy for pre-screening evaluation and management in the context of colonoscopy services. It is aimed at coders, billers, and practice staff who need to understand how screening colonoscopy encounters are handled, what types of visits are discussed, and how screening-related documentation and diagnosis reporting can affect claim processing. The article also touches on how a screening encounter may be affected when a finding is documented and references the ICD-9-era guidance discussed in the source.