People that may benefit from checking blood glucose include those: 1  taking insulina hormone that helps the body use glucose for energy. 2  that are pregnant. 3  having a hard time controlling blood glucose levels. 4  having low blood glucose levels. 5  having low blood glucose levels without the usual warning signs. 6  have ketones from high blood glucose levels.
For patients at high risk for colorectal cancer, a screening barium enema performed as an alternative to colonoscopy (G0105) is reported with code G0120. Medicare will pay for this procedure every two years (at least 23 completed months since the last screening barium enema or colonoscopy). There is no age limit. For patients at normal risk for colorectal cancer, a screening barium enema performed as an alternative to sigmoidoscopy (G0104) is reported with code G0106.
The CPT code is 45378 (Colonoscopy, flexible, proximal to splenic flexure, diagnostic). For Medicare patients, coders should report V76.51 as the primary diagnosis, then check if the patient is high risk, based on various factors found on the CMS list.Starting Jan. 1, 2011, if a patient presents for a screening colonoscopy, Medicare will waive the deductible and co-insurance.he procedure involves inserting a colonoscope into the anus and moving through the colon, past the splenic flexure, to visualize the lumen of the rectum and the colon. According to Ms. SanGiovanni, the diagnosis code is selected from the V code section V76.51.