Advanced Search

Ob-Gyn Coding Alert

Reader Questions:

Only Reviewed Ultrasound? Find Out if You Can Use Mod 26

Published on Thu Aug 08, 2024

You’ve reached your limit of free articles. Already a subscriber? Log in.

Not a subscriber? Subscribe today to continue reading this article. Plus, you’ll get:

Simple explanations of current healthcare regulations and payer programs
Real-world reporting scenarios solved by our expert coders
Industry news, such as MAC and RAC activities, the OIG Work Plan, and CERT reports
Instant access to every article ever published in Revenue Cycle Insider
6 annual AAPC-approved CEUs
The latest updates for CPT®, ICD-10-CM, HCPCS Level II, NCCI edits, modifiers, compliance, technology, practice management, and more

Related Articles

ICD-10-CM Update: 2025 Changes Focused on Notes Beneath Gestational Diabetes Diagnoses

Gynecology: Key for Labiaplasty Claims: Why Did the Ob-gyn Perform the Surgery?

Modifiers: Easily Navigate Modifier Conundrums With These Expert Solutions

Other Articles in this issue of

Ob-Gyn Coding Alert

ICD-10-CM Update:
2025 Changes Focused on Notes Beneath Gestational Diabetes Diagnoses
Remember to include additional code for drug patient is taking. The ICD-10-CM code set update [...]

Gynecology:
Key for Labiaplasty Claims: Why Did the Ob-gyn Perform the Surgery?
Choosing 15839 when your documentation supports it could boost your practice’s bottom line. No specific [...]

Modifiers:
Easily Navigate Modifier Conundrums With These Expert Solutions
Modifier 25 is one of the most commonly rejected modifiers. Chances are you probably encounter [...]

You Be the Coder:
Report Radical Hysterectomy?
Question: Would CPT® 58548 be appropriate for this case or 58571 and 38572? PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: FIGO [...]

Reader Questions:
Try Your Hand at Toxoplasmosis Screening Code
Question: I was wondering if someone could help. We have a newly pregnant patient who works [...]

Reader Questions:
Abide by State Regulations for Minors
Question: We have a 17-year-old patient who has requested that we not discuss their care with [...]

Reader Questions:
What to Do When CNM Bills Global and OB Performs a Repair
Question: This is a completely new situation for me: I have a certified nurse midwife (CNM) [...]

Reader Questions:
Understand Medical Identity Theft
Question: Is medical identity theft a type of fraudulent claim? Ohio Subscriber Answer: Identity theft is the [...]

Reader Questions:
For Follicle Check, Report This Code
Question: The patient sees primary OB to check on their follicles, as they are trying to [...]

Reader Questions:
Compare and Contrast Modifiers 52, 53
Question: What guidelines should I adhere to for a surgery cancelled midway because of health reasons? [...]

Reader Questions:
Native Tissue Does Not Mean Prosthetic Graft/Mesh
Question: Our urogynecologist performed an Altis sling for urinary stress incontinence and a posterior colporrhaphy with [...]

Reader Questions:
Only Reviewed Ultrasound? Find Out if You Can Use Mod 26
Question: Patient had 76815 (Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, real time with image documentation, limited (eg, fetal heart [...]

View All