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Colonoscopies that require additional related procedures will soon see a change in Medicare coinsurance. A provision of the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2021 has put Medicare patients on a gradual coinsurance reduction plan for certain colorectal cancer screening tests that turn into a diagnostic or therapeutic service. Currently, the addition of any procedure beyond […]
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Regular screening now covered at age 45 for some health plans. According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in the United States. The risk of developing colon cancer is about one in 23 in men and one in 25 in women. In 2022, an estimated 106,180 […]
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What better time to refresh your coding know-how for colorectal cancer screening than National Colorectal Cancer Awareness month? Of cancers that affect both men and women, colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Screening can help find this cancer […]
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by John Verhovshek, CPC and Renee Dustman Reflecting United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) 2008 recommendations (2015 recommendations are in progress), Medicare Part B covers 100 percent of the Medicare-approved amount for fecal occult blood tests, flexible sigmoidoscopies, colonoscopies, and multi-target stool DNA tests, and 80 percent for barium enemas for colorectal cancer screens. A […]
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