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No one in the OB/GYN forum could answer this. Maybe someone here can:
99464 is for attendance @ delivery when requested by delivering physician. That's pretty clear. I've always lumped 99465, delivery/birthing room resuscitation in with that. I thought the delivering physician could not bill 99465, that if the delivering physician provided that service, it was included in the delivery charge. A new coworker states the opposite. She says the description for 99465 does not specify it has to be a stand-by physician. Neither of us can come up with any real supporting documentation. Anyone have an opinion? Even better, anyone have some documentation?
99464 is for attendance @ delivery when requested by delivering physician. That's pretty clear. I've always lumped 99465, delivery/birthing room resuscitation in with that. I thought the delivering physician could not bill 99465, that if the delivering physician provided that service, it was included in the delivery charge. A new coworker states the opposite. She says the description for 99465 does not specify it has to be a stand-by physician. Neither of us can come up with any real supporting documentation. Anyone have an opinion? Even better, anyone have some documentation?