BCS Read codes used for Filing Results
Note - The results filed to Vision 3 are derived from the SNOMED CT codes that are sent by the BCS Service. The original SNOMED CTcodes are retained for audit purposes.
The following Read code identifies the investigation:
- Bowl cancer screening programme, faecal occult blood result
The results are returned with one of the following Read codes:
- 6867. Bowel cancer screening programme faecal occult blood testing kit spoilt.
- 686A. Bowel cancer screening programme faecal occult blood test normal.
- 686B. Bowel cancer screening programme faecal occult blood test abnormal.
- 686C. Bowel cancer screening programme faecal occult blood test incomplete participation.
- 9Ow2 No response to bowel cancer screening programme invitation.
The Bowel Cancer Screening Programme has been expanded to include Bowel scope screening in addition to the FOBT investigations.
The following Read code identifies the investigation:
- 68W20 Bowel Cancer Screening Programme bowel scope screening test
The results are returned with one of the following Read codes:
- 68W21 Bowel scope (flexible-sigmoidoscopy) screen: normal - no further action
- 68W2C Bowel scope (flexible-sigmoidoscopy) screen: incidental findings
- 68W23 Bowel scope (flexible-sigmoidoscopy) screen: referred for colonoscopy
- 68W24 Bowel scope (flexible-sigmoidoscopy) screen: cancer detected
- 68W27 Bowel scope (flexible-sigmoidoscopy) screening invitation declined
- 68W28 Bowel scope (flexible-sigmoidoscopy) screening invitation: did not respond
- 68W29 Bowel scope (flexible-sigmoidoscopy) appointment: did not attend
- 68W2A Bowel scope (flexible-sigmoidoscopy) screening: attended but not screened
- 68W2B Bowel scope (flexible-sigmoidoscopy) screening invitation: unsuitable at this time
The Read codes that file to the Sigmoidoscopy SDA have been expanded to include 68W20*- 68W25* and 68W2C* to support the changes to the Bowel Cancer Screening programme.
