CPT^® 59000, Under Antepartum and Fetal Invasive Services for Maternity Care and Delivery

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 59000 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Antepartum and Fetal Invasive Services for Maternity Care and Delivery.

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In this procedure, the provider inserts a needle through the patient’s abdominal wall into the fetal amniotic sac to withdraw fluid for testing.

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Delivery only includes??

[QUOTE="samyjm13, post: 503155, member: 79156"] We are having some debate whether or not the subsequent hospital visits after delivery date and the discharge can or can not be billed. I have always ch... [ Read More ]

Prenatal visits

[QUOTE="samyjm13, post: 502485, member: 79156"] What is billable and what is not during the prenatal period. Are any complications of pregnancy separately billable during the prenatal visits [/QUOTE] ... [ Read More ]

Abortion Question w/injection abortion injection

I have 2 patients with similar issues. Both PTs were 24+/- weeks pregnancy, they each had an injection to induce fetal demise, both were outpatient and the actual abortion took place a day or so late... [ Read More ]

59430- PP only

Refer to the notes in your CPT bood under Maternity Care and Delivery preceeding 59000. Delivery only (59409,etc) includes admission, H&P, labor and delivery. Report postdelivery and discharge servic... [ Read More ]

Amnio

I actually meant to put 59000 not 5900 as the CPT code along with the other CPT codes listed. The patient is pregnant and the dx is 657.03 (Polyhydramnios). The Amino was planned but what if the pat... [ Read More ]

Amniocentesis

Dr did an amniocnetesis along with an ultrasound, can 59000 be used along with 76946, or is it one or the other???? Also there is no procedure note with the amnio. Thanks for the help... [ Read More ]

Indigo Carmine Dye/Amniocentesis

My provider performed an ultrasound guided amniocentesis and used indigo carmine dye. Are there any other codes that I should be using along with the following: 59000-Amniocentesis; diagnositc 76946-... [ Read More ]

Can a facility bill 59000 along with the MD?

When a woman has an amniocentesis (59000) can both the provider and the facility bill for this CPT? I know they can both bill for their component of the acompanying echo guidance (76946), but I don't... [ Read More ]

Amniocentesis for twins

Can somebody help me? If an amniocentesis was performed on twins with one sac using ultrasound guidance, how do you code that? Do you code 59000 once or twice?... [ Read More ]

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