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2027 Prenatal visits vs. problem-oriented visits

akingdon

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For the new 2027 OB/GYN antepartum coding guidelines, has anyone heard or have a reputable reference on how prenatal visits and problem visits are to be billed out? Most payers won't accept/pay for 2 E&Ms from the same provider/group practice on the same DOS/POS.

If the patient has a separately identifiable problem that is addressed during the visit:
-do we combine the managed MDM elements and treat it as one continuous service, billing only 1 comprehensive E&M?
-do we use an E&M for the prenatal visit and another E&M for the problem visit with a 24 or 25 modifier for the unrelated pregnancy issues?

What if the problem is related to the pregnancy?
-do we combine the managed MDM elements and treat it as one continuous service, billing only 1 comprehensive E&M?
-do we use an E&M for the prenatal visit and another E&M for the problem visit with a 24 or 25 modifier?
 
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