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Be Wise in the Ways of Labor Epidural Billing

Published on Thu May 09, 2024

Remember: Documentation and payer guidelines dictate coding. Sometimes, it may seem as if there are as many ways to report labor epidurals as there are women who need them. Why? Unlike operative anesthesia services, there is no single, widely accepted method of accounting for time for neuraxial labor analgesia,” per the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Relative Value Guide® (RVG™). [...]
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