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What Do You Do When ‘Screening’ Isn’t Supported by the Medical Record?

Published on Fri Aug 07, 2026

Do not assume the heading on the procedure report tells the entire story. Documentation drives coding. As a medical coder, you rely on the provider’s note to determine whether a service qualifies as preventive or diagnostic. But what happens when the documentation sends mixed messages? For instance, one of the most common challenges in gastroenterology is a colonoscopy documented as [...]
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