The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ 2016 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule includes reimbursement cuts for colonoscopy. The cuts were initially proposed in July and several societies, ...
However, if polyps and/or tumors are removed in different sections of the colon using different techniques during one operative procedure, more than one CPT code may be used. For example, CPT 45384 in ...
Background: The frequency of polypectomy is an important indicator of quality assurance for population-based colorectal cancer screening programs. Although administrative databases of physician claims ...