JanaiJenkins
New
Hello,
I am newly certified (as of December 2022) and six months into my role as a biller for a private pediatric practice. I would like to know from other more experienced billers/coders how your practice bills a newborn's very first visit. Do you bill it as a well check/preventative visit or an office/sick visit? For context, I am only referring to generally healthy babies (i.e. babies that were not diagnosed with health challenges in the hospital). My practice has been doing things a certain way long before I arrived, and I have questions and concerns about it. Any information and input are greatly appreciated. Thank you.
I am newly certified (as of December 2022) and six months into my role as a biller for a private pediatric practice. I would like to know from other more experienced billers/coders how your practice bills a newborn's very first visit. Do you bill it as a well check/preventative visit or an office/sick visit? For context, I am only referring to generally healthy babies (i.e. babies that were not diagnosed with health challenges in the hospital). My practice has been doing things a certain way long before I arrived, and I have questions and concerns about it. Any information and input are greatly appreciated. Thank you.