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Anesthesia Coding:

Rely on Highest Level for Labor Services

Published on Fri Nov 22, 2024

Question: My doctor inserted a labor epidural (01967) at 8 in the morning and then in the afternoon the obstetrician did a cephalic inversion (01958). The patient didn’t deliver until later that night by C-section (01968). I know that we code to the highest level of service, but would the cephalic inversion be a separate case that would be billed [...]
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