Coral Denham
New
I have a question I am hoping someone can help me with. One of our pediatricians was in attendance for the delivery of a high-risk cesarean child. We are billing 99464 (Attendance at delivery and initial stabilization of newborn) for the attendance, however he also spent 30 minutes waiting in addition to attending the delivery. The code for standy, 99360 (Physician standby service, requiring prolonged physician attendance), cannot be billed in conjunction with 99464. Our physician is wondering if it would be appropriate to bill 99356 (Prolonged physician service in the inpatient setting) for his time. It appears that might not be allowable because there was no face to face contact during the waiting time.
If it is not allowable to bill 99356 would he just be unable to bill for his standby time, or is there a different CPT code he could bill?
I appreciate your help in this matter.
Coral
If it is not allowable to bill 99356 would he just be unable to bill for his standby time, or is there a different CPT code he could bill?
I appreciate your help in this matter.
Coral