jhanmer83
Networker
I have a few questions regarding how to bill the antepartum/delivery in certain situations. If anybody can help me so I'm prepared for the COBGC exam this Saturday it is greatly appreciated. I don't do any coding for deliveries at this point, so I'm a little confused when it comes to billing global. Also where I work the policy is to include all visits in the global regardless of whether there are complications, so that's confusing me too.
1. If a patient is seen for routine antepartum care for 4 visits prior to being diagnosed with a complication, if all of the remaining visits are billed with E/M codes with the 24 modifier, would I still bill 59425 for the routine visits and then do the delivery/postpartum only? What if they were only seen for 3 routine visits?
2. Can all visits where an O code applies be billed separately from the global or just what is in excess of the standard visits (1 visit up to 28 weeks, bi-weekly to 36 weeks, weekly to delivery)?
3. If the patient delivers the baby prior to making it to the hospital, what services can be billed?
Thanks in advance!
1. If a patient is seen for routine antepartum care for 4 visits prior to being diagnosed with a complication, if all of the remaining visits are billed with E/M codes with the 24 modifier, would I still bill 59425 for the routine visits and then do the delivery/postpartum only? What if they were only seen for 3 routine visits?
2. Can all visits where an O code applies be billed separately from the global or just what is in excess of the standard visits (1 visit up to 28 weeks, bi-weekly to 36 weeks, weekly to delivery)?
3. If the patient delivers the baby prior to making it to the hospital, what services can be billed?
Thanks in advance!