You Be the Coder: Repeat Pap Plus Urinary Tract Infection

Question:  A Medicare patient who is high risk due to sexual behavior came in for her annual wellness visit. The ob-gyn did a Pap, and the office reported G0438/V70.0 with Q0091/V76.2. He ordered a repeat Pap six months later, due to insufficient cells. The patient came back to have the repeat Pap, but she did complain at the visit that she had urinary frequency and pain. The ob-gyn evaluated her for a urinary tract infection (UTI). How should I code the repeat Pap? Should I report it with Q0091 again?

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Answer: Yes. You should report Q0091 (Screening Papanicolaou smear; obtaining, [...]

- Published on 2011-11-11