Wiki inpatient postpartum visits billable?

[cjbrock]

Is it appropriate to bill for rounds after delivery if the doctor billed for vag delivery only. We will not be doing her 6 week postpartum visit so we did not bill the vag w/postpartum care charge. Thank you.

 

[bbernardin]

Yes, you can do this. Charge subsequent inpatient stay code and discharge code. We do this and get paid without any problems.

 

[cjbrock]

thank you

 

[hthompson]

If you are only billing for the d/c, is ICD-9 V24.2 appropriate?

Background: another physician did the c-section and my doc did the d/c only.

 

[neelaprakash]

Is it appropriate to bill for rounds after delivery if the doctor billed for vag delivery only. We will not be doing her 6 week postpartum visit so we did not bill the vag w/postpartum care charge. Thank you.

What Dx do you use?