Hello,
When a provider provides antepartum care and delivers the baby but does not provide postpartum care, do you bill the antepartum and delivery separately? It seems silly to ask but at the same time it seems silly to bill them separately and not as a global when a postpartum charge is so minor in the grand scheme of things.
Likewise, if a patient is only seen for antepartum and a single post partum visit, I understand that I have to bill the antepartum but would I really have to bill the postpartum visit as a 59430 and not a regular office visit? The difference in price is a few hundred dollars and so I feel bad coding a 59430 when they're only seen once.
Any help appreciated. Thank you.
When a provider provides antepartum care and delivers the baby but does not provide postpartum care, do you bill the antepartum and delivery separately? It seems silly to ask but at the same time it seems silly to bill them separately and not as a global when a postpartum charge is so minor in the grand scheme of things.
Likewise, if a patient is only seen for antepartum and a single post partum visit, I understand that I have to bill the antepartum but would I really have to bill the postpartum visit as a 59430 and not a regular office visit? The difference in price is a few hundred dollars and so I feel bad coding a 59430 when they're only seen once.
Any help appreciated. Thank you.