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Difference between surgical colonoscopy and colonoscopy

trainer
trainer CSN Member Posts: 241
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Was going through paper work from my health insurance plan today and noticed two terms, and wonder if anyone knows what the difference is between surgical colonoscopy and colonoscopy?
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  • PGLGreg
    PGLGreg CSN Member Posts: 731
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    surgical colonoscopy
    See Understanding How to Code Colonoscopies which says that surgical colonoscopy codes are 45380-45385, and describes those codes as colonoscopy procedures including snaring polyps and performing various other therapies. The term "surgical" seems to be opposed to "diagnostic".

    I'm glad you brought this up.

    --Greg
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  • trainer
    trainer CSN Member Posts: 241
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    PGLGreg said:

    surgical colonoscopy
    See Understanding How to Code Colonoscopies which says that surgical colonoscopy codes are 45380-45385, and describes those codes as colonoscopy procedures including snaring polyps and performing various other therapies. The term "surgical" seems to be opposed to "diagnostic".

    I'm glad you brought this up.

    --Greg

    thanks
    Thanks for the lead on the article.
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