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Very new to OB coding. Global codes always include antepartum, delivery, and postpartum, correct?
So if a clinic only provides antepartum and postpartum care they shouldn't be billing global codes? They would bill E/M for 3 antepartum, 59425 for 1-3 antepartum, 59426 for 7+ antepartum, and...
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Hello,
I work for a large Ob-Gyn practice and we were looking to see how other large practices handle billing Medicaid antepartum, delivery, and postpartum care.
For example:
We have a patient who we provided antepartum care by various providers of the same group, delivery, and postpartum...
When we itemize out a patients antepartum care when they were seen less than 4-6 times, per coding guidelines, we would bill out an office visit per visit and any other services that were done at the time of service.
Since global antepartum billing includes all services related to pregnancy...
If the Antepartum and delivery were done but not the postpartum care then do you have to code the antepartum and delivery out separately? Do you end up waiting the 6 week postpartum period to bill out the antepartum and delivery then in order to know whether to code and bill with the group code...
Can anyone share information on Antepartum Billing for a multi provider practice? Specifically where there are 3 providers that see a patient for antepartum care, if there will not be a global charge billed, how would you determine who to assign the antepartum care to? In the past we have...
I have 2 providers in my office that see OB patients and we also work with two other outside physicians in a different office who use the same hospital for services. I know with Mainecare we need to split up the charges by billing each antepartum visit separately, billing for the delivery and...
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Joan Smith started her insurance coverage shortly after she found out she was pregnant. Joan saw the same doctor throughout her pregnancy, delivery and postpartum care.
The catch is, Joan's health insurance covers antepartum and postpartum care, but imposes a preexisting condition...