On page 40 of May issue (Vol. 13 No. 5): The answer to the Reader Question “PAP/Pelvic Codes Depend on Payer” suggestively referred to V72.31 (Routine gynecological examination, general gynecological examination with or without Papanicolaou cervical smear, pelvic examination [annual] [periodic]) and V76.2 (Special screening for malignant neoplasms, cervix, routine cervical Papanicolaou smear) as procedure codes. In fact, they are the only ICD-9 diagnosis codes that many private payers recognize in order to support the [...]
