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.
Nugget: Gastroenterologists should indicate procedures done through stoma or done through ostomy to ensure appropriate billing and reimbursement. The standard family of codes for colonoscopies via the rectum (45378-45385) is not used to report colonoscopies performed through a stoma in the abdominal wall. Instead, endoscopic procedures are reported with codes from the small bowel and stomal section of the CPT manual.