ASGE members may submit coding inquiries electronically to codingquestions@asge.org. When submitting a question, please allow at least three business days for a response. When submitting inquiries, please include the 91ÊÓƵmember’s name and ID number. Only questions will be accepted and not reports. Below is our featured Coding Question of the Month that could be beneficial to your practice.
Question
A colonoscopy was performed on a patient through a stoma, and a sigmoidoscopy was performed on the same patient on the same day. Can I bill both codes together?
Answer
Yes, per CPT instruction, both are separately billable because different entry points were accessed. No modifiers are necessary because these codes are not bundled. Make sure your doctors have two separate procedure descriptions with entry and endpoints to support both procedures.