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*Where Medicare is applicable
| Items | Descriptions |
|---|---|
| 56553 | for exclusion or diagnosis of colorectal neoplasia in a symptomatic or high risk patient if: a ) one [or more] of the following applies: >> the patient has had an incomplete colonoscopy in the 3 months before the scan; >> there is a high-grade colonic obstruction; >> the patient is referred by a specialist or consultant physician who performs colonoscopies [in the practice of his or her speciality] and b ) the service is not a service to which item 56301, 56307, 56401, 56407, 56409, 56412, 56501, 56507, 56801,56807 or 57001 applies; and c) the service has not been performed on the patient in the 36 months before the scan |
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